Americana Visits the Mall, Lego-Style

A Massive Lego Creation of the U.S. Capitol Building, 

Last Saturday, before the stores at the Bridgewater Commons Mall opened, and long before the flood of shoppers began to stream in, Priscille and I came to see the “Lego Americana Roadshow, Building Across America.”

It’s a superb display of nine historic structures marking the birth and development of our country.  There are also displays of varied scenes and cityscapes behind glass – all constructed with Lego Blocks.  They are impressive for their detailed beauty and significance.

The models were first created digitally with computer-aided design software, and all of the Lego pieces were individually fabricated to plan requirements.  It took from one to three skilled assembly teams to put together each of the nine big Lego models.

Two of my favorites are the U.S. Capitol Building and The White House.  I was awed by the ingenuity of the designers and builders.  The Capitol Building is so massive that it dominates the Mall’s Center Court at Level 1, amazing those who stand before it.

The White House model which is similarly impressive is secured on its platform at the opposite end of Level 1, near the Macy’s Wing of the Mall.

Don’t miss this magnificent display.  Bring your kids with you.  This is an excellent opportunity to chat with them about places where America’s nascent freedom began its tortuous march to the present time.

Your children will also be able to test their skills and to have some fun with a play-and-learn set-up on Level 1, just outside of the AT&T Smartphone Store, facing “The Capitol Building.”

It’s all there waiting for you and your family until April 17.  Just another full week to go!

“The worst enemy of free enterprise, indeed of democracy itself, is not the demagogue and the radical, but the economic conditions which produce the wretched and discontented populations willing to listen to their harangues.”  Louis Bromfield. 

Sound familiar?

Thanks for checking in again.  Spring can’t wait to burst out in Bridgewater!

Note:  For a somewhat different take on this topic read Brad Wadlow’s personal commentary on MyCentralJersey.com.  You’ll enjoy it.