From Connecticut-On Pratt Street, a three-story building stands alone against the sky. A cross in a top floor window provides a sign that life has returned to this once-dormant factory.
Many in Meriden remember when the sprawling structure housed the New Departure ball bearing company, employing 5,000 during World War II. Today, the top floor is home to the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
"When I told the retired clergy that we would be moving to a broken down mill town, they were skeptical," says Connecticut's Episcopal bishop, the Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, of the recent move from Hartford to Meriden. "But as soon as they entered this space, their view changed. They got it! We were able to bring the past, present and future together all in one room."
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