In January 1910 this paper sent a reporter to the corner of Madison Avenue and State Street, where finishing touches were being put on the town’s newest factory.
The building’s inspector had just completed his rounds.
Quizzed on his impressions of the soon-to-open facility, he told the reporter: “Fine! Fine! It is a magnificent building!”
He then went on to describe how perfectly the building’s ranks of vertical windows gathered the outdoor light.
One hundred and five years later, the building’s newest…
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