Description: GREAT WESTERN SUGAR FACTORY, BRIGHTON PLANT Photo by Ronald Hill, Denver Colorado, 1961 In the early 20th century Brighton approached GWS to build a factory complex outside of town. GWS agreed if the community would commit 5,000 acres for growing sugar beets. The community agreed and construction of GWS’s tenth Colorado factory began in 1916. One year later the facility opened as GWS’s showcase operation, a result of its proximity to Denver investors. The factory incorporated state-of-the-art equipment, a modern administration building, and a contextual landscape designed with visitors and dignitaries in mind. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, toured the facility in September of 1954. Amalgamated Sugar Company and its parent company, Snake River Sugar Company, retain strong ties to the Brighton community through the area’s sugar beet heritage. The Great Western Sugar Company closed its Brighton plant in 1977 and Amalgamated Sugar Company purchased the complex in 1985. The company uses some of the structures for storage and distribution but many of the key industrial buildings stand vacant and unused. Despite the company’s commitment to the community, the Brighton facility shares many of the challenges facing inactive sugar factory complexes across the country. In 2017, the main factory building was demolished and explosives brought down the smoke stack as much of the iconic structure was lost. Through the Endangered Places listing, however, seven of the remaining ten buildings and structures remain. Excellent photo. Photograph(s) by Ronald Hill (1927, Fox Lake, IL to 2023 Denver, CO)Photo shot & developed in the artist's dark room by the artist.
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1962
Size: 5 x 7 in
Image Color: Black & White
Theme: Architecture
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
