The building at present. (City of Norwalk)
NORWALK, Conn. Nate Dillard’s surprise plan for Norwalk Center includes vertical lift helicopters and a train stop out the back of the historic building he owns, in addition to a bike/electric scooter share operating out of the ground floor.
“I mean, we’ve all had a vision down in this neighborhood for something like this to happen. This is just on a higher caliber; I think that it can definitely fit. It’s just a matter of time,” Dillard said Saturday.
Dillard and his wife, Gloria, bought 10 Commerce St., the former Hour Press Building, in late September. It dates to 1880 and housed a cigar factory in the late 19th century, Dillard has said. Their efforts recently brought the History Channel to Norwalk as “American Pickers” came to feature the old building.