Sugarfactory

The Sugarfactory was a music venue and night club in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1][2] It was located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein in the centre of Amsterdam.[3]

Entrance to Sugarfactory on Lijnbaansgracht, Amsterdam.

History

Sugarfactory's building is a former sugar refinery.[3] This building and the rest of the street block between Stadsschouwburg, Lijnbaansgracht and Leidsegracht has been used by De Granaatappel as sugar refinery since at least 1854.[4][3] After multiple city expansions, by 1920 the refinery found itself located in what was now the centre of Amsterdam. This and the competition and crisis after World War I, led to the refinery shutting down and selling its equipment and buildings in September 1920.[4] The building on the Lijnbaansgracht was bought by cookie company De Lindeboom. By the late 1970s, the building was renovated to provide studio spaces for art and later theatre rehearsals.[4][2] In 2005, Sugarfactory acquired the building and positioned itself as an alternative nightspot.[2][3] Manne van der Zee became director of Sugarfactory in 2012.[3] The club was recognised by Shamiro van der Geld, night mayor of Amsterdam, as "that other club" in addition to the big two (Melkweg and Paradiso).[3]

In January 2019, the club filed for bankruptcy.[5]

See also

References
  1. "10 jaar Wicked Jazz Sounds". AAA2010 (in Dutch). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. Kemper, Anouk (2008-04-15). "'Ik had genoeg van alles wat Pools was'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. Gelder, Lorianne van (2019-01-08). "Worsteling met het weekend nekt de Sugar Factory". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. "Sugar Factory kent zijn geschiedenis". Oneindig Noord-Holland (in Dutch). 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  5. Parool, Het (2019-01-07). "Sugar Factory failliet, club per direct dicht". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-05.

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