Historic landmark in Torrington set to undergo major renovations [Video]

TORRINGTON, CT (WFSB) – A historic landmark in Torrington is in line to become a renovation project.

The Yankee Pedlar Inn once hosted movie sets and Hollywood stars. Over 120 years old, it was once a hot spot of downtown Torrington.

The building now sits boarded up on the outside and gutted on the inside.

Due to a Connecticut state law, the city can take over management of the property without owning it. They have control to do whatever it wants, and the ideas are flowing around town.

Current ownership left the building in a dilapidated sate, so much so that saving the historic value of the property is not possible.

“I’ve stayed in that hotel. I know how it felt but the reality is it’s gone and we can’t bring it back it’s gone so we have to moved past it at this point,” said Tina Sessa, Owner of …