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.
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NORWALK, Conn. Some Norwalk announcements:
See a Norwalk landmark on The History Channel
Apply for a spot in the new Norwalk Art Space
Curb underage drinking with Liquor Stickers
American Pickers pick Norwalk
From left, Norwalk firefighter Marty O’Marra, Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Shay and Nathan Dillard on Commerce Street, marking Dillard’s donation of original minute books in the name of the Bredice family. (Courtesy photo)
Norwalk’s historical Hour Press Building will be featured in an episode of “American Pickers” on The History Channel at 9 p.m. Monday Jan. 25, according to a press release. Said to be more than a century old, the edifice provides fertile territory for the series’ stars, two partners who travel the U.S. in search of forgotten antiques.