I've lived in Connecticut since Ronald Reagan was President but never even heard of the Naugatuck Event Center until one of its events popped up on my Facebook feed a week or so ago.
It's a huge 80,000 square foot building in the heart of downtown Naugatuck. I read that the building was formerly known as the General DataComm building, and the town bought it for $2 million in 2013.
We visited today to see the Made in CT Expo. Other events held there include a Horrorfest, Arts and Crafts Fairs, and Christmas showcases.
It's a big open "commercial looking" space that has the look of a parking garage. It looked big enough to hold 500 vendor booths. Lots of VCT floor tiles, floor-to-ceiling columns, open ceilings with hanging fluorescent lights and exposed mechanicals.
It has restrooms, dining booths, and tons of free parking. read more