tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post3757914002441388590..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: Sweet Abandoned Ruins of White Satin Amalgamated Sugar Plant in Loveland, ColoradoPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-48245103528228019652023-09-17T18:18:33.247-07:002023-09-17T18:18:33.247-07:00Great article. I came across this article because ...Great article. I came across this article because I wanted to know who actually owned it. I've lived in Loveland since 1990 and saw the steel molasses silo actually buckle inward due to the vacuum effect as the molasses leaked out, fascinating sight. Now, over thirty years later I live just a couple of blocks away from it. There's definitely vehicle traffic coming and going, but the buildings are only becoming more dilapidated as the years go by. One year, maybe 2007(?) we had several large snowstorms back to back where the city used bulldozers and dump trucks to clear the streets. They used this lot to dump all the snow. I never did understand why someone wrote on the side of the building, "IT'S SUGAR STUPID." Poor guy has a serious attitude problem. He must be a very unhappy person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-73194812180392879582022-07-22T11:46:24.613-07:002022-07-22T11:46:24.613-07:00I was the manager of that facility when the raid w...I was the manager of that facility when the raid went down they had snipers a group of what appeared to be swat by the old lab they tried to breach the door it was quite comicalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-88225361182149600582021-11-05T07:59:40.623-07:002021-11-05T07:59:40.623-07:00It is Locked down, i tried to get pictures for a c...It is Locked down, i tried to get pictures for a class and was told no t that they do do mining there and the public is not allowed inside any longer<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690981494272540211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-86749526434349332802020-08-11T15:30:58.336-07:002020-08-11T15:30:58.336-07:00It was long after the place closed and because of ...It was long after the place closed and because of rumors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448401376105182391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-27582479138882374042020-08-11T15:16:30.414-07:002020-08-11T15:16:30.414-07:00Amalgamated never stopped. This Loveland facility ...Amalgamated never stopped. This Loveland facility was Great Western Sugar. It opened around 1906. Loveland closed operations in 1985 when Hunt Brothers went bankrupt. The storage buildings were sold to Amalgamated (then in Utah, now in Boise) and were being used recently. The rest of the Loveland facility was sold to private parties for salvage. Those people are the ones who try to keep out trespassers. Ketuttle@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-32615214078059555252020-07-25T05:59:55.151-07:002020-07-25T05:59:55.151-07:00From the pictures, it looks like there was snow on...From the pictures, it looks like there was snow on the roof and the sign wasn't visible. "It was sugar stupid" is painted on the roof of one of the buildings. The cops arrested the owner during an attempted drug bust because they thought they found meth. It was a jar of sugar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-2154288614095563942020-04-04T06:42:47.422-07:002020-04-04T06:42:47.422-07:00Cool. But you didn't mention or talk about the...Cool. But you didn't mention or talk about the It Was Sugar Stupid sign on the roof. It's the most noticable thing about this place, and the back story is just as fascinating.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482121659262135380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-70676123887838167572019-09-25T06:10:42.580-07:002019-09-25T06:10:42.580-07:00I currently live on Madison Ave in Loveland about ...I currently live on Madison Ave in Loveland about 10 blocks north of this place. I always see activity and trucks over there but it is not clear what they are doing. I've always wanted to go over and check it out but it's always full of workers now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-46882756124796146122018-05-19T14:38:45.832-07:002018-05-19T14:38:45.832-07:00Cool! Did your great grandmother have any interest...Cool! Did your great grandmother have any interesting stories?PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31963999185181987642018-04-26T19:29:23.388-07:002018-04-26T19:29:23.388-07:00Thank you for sharing these pictures and tidbits! ...Thank you for sharing these pictures and tidbits! My great-grandmother used to talk about her father working here, so I always wondered what it was like. Amber Lemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170040716112851191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-77297288332818002402017-06-27T06:06:06.389-07:002017-06-27T06:06:06.389-07:00I'm not sure about the current state of the pr...I'm not sure about the current state of the property, but I heard it might be in the midst of renovations. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-66675188870731682762017-06-18T16:02:23.673-07:002017-06-18T16:02:23.673-07:00I am filming a movie that requires some empty indu...I am filming a movie that requires some empty industrial looking scenery. Has this place been demolished? Are there still parts of the old factory that are not renovated? How sketchy would it be to check it out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-35807882955083700362017-03-19T09:17:28.664-07:002017-03-19T09:17:28.664-07:00Did that happen after the sugar mill closed and ha...Did that happen after the sugar mill closed and had been sitting vacant for a while?PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-47098271711839407982017-03-19T09:14:23.181-07:002017-03-19T09:14:23.181-07:00That must have been crazy to witness!That must have been crazy to witness!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-86613634613603454122017-03-16T22:16:03.847-07:002017-03-16T22:16:03.847-07:00I think it was in the winter.I think it was in the winter.James.Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-8826927661640656052017-03-16T22:14:48.877-07:002017-03-16T22:14:48.877-07:00Madison Ave., the street next to plant had giant t...Madison Ave., the street next to plant had giant tank (bin) of molasses collapse in the 90's and flooded the area with the brown, gooey stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04047727849197364211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-10069627385247447032017-03-16T22:05:45.772-07:002017-03-16T22:05:45.772-07:00I believe there were a lot of rumors as to what t...I believe there were a lot of rumors as to what the Loveland sugar property was.I believe the Police raided the place looking for drug activity, which set off a hostile reaction from the owners, who just wanted to be left alone.James.Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-8763162978456676402017-01-29T18:13:31.120-08:002017-01-29T18:13:31.120-08:00Thanks for the information. I was careful to stay ...Thanks for the information. I was careful to stay out in the open so they could see that I wasn't there to cause trouble and could easily kick me out if they wanted to. Neat place. I would have loved to see the inside of those structures. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31825617255127030242017-01-26T06:21:03.617-08:002017-01-26T06:21:03.617-08:00I use to work for amalgamated sugar. the faciliti...I use to work for amalgamated sugar. the facilities with their name on them in colorado were originally great western facories. when great wetern closed them, amalgamated sugar purchased the silos and warehouses. in most case they did/ do not own the "plant" portion of the property. they have plants in idaho and probably still do ues thee silos and warehouse at this site. Im not even sure who owned the property where most of your pictures were taken, but i was my understanding that that they would not have been very excited for you to be there. lolsmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954505981169049709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-58019521812874406532017-01-21T12:21:33.537-08:002017-01-21T12:21:33.537-08:00Glad I could bring back some memories! Glad I could bring back some memories! PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-19153595578331505822017-01-21T06:55:26.021-08:002017-01-21T06:55:26.021-08:00Oh, wow! I randomly came to this page after readi...Oh, wow! I randomly came to this page after reading your adventures in Model, CO. I worked on the other side of Madison Ave after I graduated high school. I used to cut through the field of this sugar plant to pick up lunch. Thank you for the bringing back those memories!GABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794546293599737440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-28202690807365581842016-11-08T07:11:51.021-08:002016-11-08T07:11:51.021-08:00I had no idea. Did they build new structures, or d...I had no idea. Did they build new structures, or did they renovate the existing ones?PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-48211349674813198732016-11-08T05:21:33.346-08:002016-11-08T05:21:33.346-08:00Did you know that the amalgamated sugar factory is...Did you know that the amalgamated sugar factory is now back up and running? It is not abandoned anymore.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289802521314025231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-30838817593305972282016-09-21T02:38:39.938-07:002016-09-21T02:38:39.938-07:00!!!!!!WilliamKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551278829221366384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-20579931403418028072016-09-04T14:45:04.413-07:002016-09-04T14:45:04.413-07:00Thank you so much, Steven! I'm glad you're...Thank you so much, Steven! I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. <br /><br />As for Roundup, there seems to be a lot of conflicting information about whether or not its ingredients pose a health hazard to humans. This has been the case with many substances (tobacco, thalidomide, asbestos, etc) that have later been proven dangerous. I'm not saying that Roundup is definitely hazardous, but I'm not ruling it out. The effects of GMOs on genetic diversity is another major concern. I'm not saying Roundup and GMOs are 100% bad, but there are reasons to be concerned about their safety and effect on the ecological balance. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.com