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Scarano’s Prince of Darkness Complete, Spreads Holiday Cheer

December 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

What can we say about this building at 365 Union Avenue designed by the King of Brooklyn Architects Robert Scarano except that it fills our hearts with light to see such a fucking black building. Especially during the holidays. Of course, next year, if anyone buys a condo in the Prince of Darkness or rents and apartment, there will be holiday lights that will contrast against the soul sucking blackness that has been plopped onto the Williamsburg streetscape. The philosophical question is: is this better than an abandoned construction site, for which Union Avenue on the other side of the BQE shall become famous? There’s still time for the developer to hang a huge brightly lit wreath from this architectural act of violence.

Tags: Williamsburg

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Brenda from Flatbush // Dec 19, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Wow. This is what Sauron’s fortress in Mordor would look like, if it were in New Jersey.

  • 2 Dan // Dec 19, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    I live on this corner. I think that this building looks good. Union Ave getting mega futuristic!

  • 3 ldesigns // Dec 19, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    is this where darth vader lived?

  • 4 Robert // Dec 19, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Guskind,

    You an architectural critic…….hah