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Bklink: Scaffold in the Wind, Part II

February 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

“At the hight of the wind, firefighters checked out the scaffolding built around 20 Henry Street — the Peaks Mason Mints building (also called the Candy Factory). Urban Realty Partners paid $19.6 million for the site last year.” Photo of firefighters walking on the scaffold included.–McBrooklyn

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  • 1 Right in Bay Ridge // Feb 11, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    I’m surprised that this building collapse didn’t get any coverage today:

    Right in Bay Ridge

  • 2 Anonymous // Mar 5, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    The reference to “Peaks Mason Mints”
    is somewhat incorrect.
    Even though that is how it appears
    on the side of the building,
    Mason was the name of the company
    that made Mints and Peaks.
    The company then moved out near
    Mineola and later sold to Bayuk
    Cigars and then again to Tootsie
    Roll. The only surviving candy
    is Dots. Dots used to have the gum-drop licorice in it until a sampling of my 6th grade class indicated that it was the least favorite and it was dropped. If people wanted licorice, they did make Black Crows, like Dots only all licorice.

    Thanks,
    RN (great-grandson) of founder