The Lego Americana Roadshow: Building Across America

As I look back on my childhood one of the things that I most often played with were Lego's. Legos were a toy that allowed my imagination to flourish and I built everything I imagined. When I heard that the Lego Americana Roadshow was coming to the Natick Mall I was excited. The show is at the Natick Mall for a short period of time and runs from October 19th through November 2. It's a must see for anyone who is a fan of LEGO's

LEGOLAND's Discover Center Master Builder Ian Coffey built with his team a collection of iconic American structures made entirely of LEGO® bricks and placed them around the mall.

Those structures include Independence Hall, Old North Church, U.S. Capitol Building, Supreme Court, White House, Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial.

The original Independence Hall is located in Philadelphia and is where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were created.  The recreated LEGO version was designed at a 1:12 scale and is 143 inches long, 43.77 inches deep and 87.68 inches tall and it took over 570 hours by three LEGO Master Builders to create.

The Old North Church located in Boston's historic North End is the oldest church in Boston. It signaled the start of the famous Paul revere ride. The recreated LEGO version was built at a 1:32 scale and is 3 feet, 11.25 inches long. It took 200 hours to build.

The US Capital Building home to the legislative branch of the US Government is the seat of the US Congress. It has been expanded and altered many times during its history but stands today as the most impressive building in the capital. The LEGO reconstruction is over 25ft long and was built at a scale of 1:29. The replica stands 10 feet tall compared to the actual 288 ft tall building. It took 1700 hours to complete.

As the seat of the Judicial branch of the US government the Supreme Court. It includes two statues flanking its west side and includes the mantra Equal Justice Under Law. The replica is built at a scale of 1:54 and is almost 10ft long. It took 450 hours to build.



 

The White House is home to the Executive Branch of the US Government and the President of the United States. Its had its fair share of construction with a fire in 1812 and the additions of the west and east wings. Today it stands as the symbol of the power of the United States. The LEGO replica was built at a scale of 1:30 and is 2.5 feet tall and took 825 hours to build.
 

 



 

Gifted by the people of France, the Statue of Liberty sits in the middle of New York Harbour ans is a symbol of the welcoming and freedom found in the US.  The replica made from LEGO's stands over 9 feet tall at a scale of 1:25 and took 320 hours to build.

The Washington Monument is an obelisk located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. built to commemorate George Washington. It was built of marble, granite and bluestone. When completed it was the tallest structure in the world. It stands over 555 feet tall. The reconstructed version sitting in the Nordstrom Court of the Natick Mall stands at 15 feet 10 inches and is 503 bricks tall. It was built in sections by three master builders and took 250 hours to complete.

The Lincoln Memorial was build to honor Abraham Lincoln and located within the structure is a 19foot tall statue of the former president. The memorial has also been the location of several famous speeches such as the Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr's I Have a Dream. The recreated version of the memorial was built at a scale of 1:25 and took 475 hours to complete and stands an imposing 8 feet wide.



Built to honor Thomas Jefferson the Jefferson Memorial holds a statue of the former president for whom it was names inside under the rotunda. The reconstructed LEGO version was built at a scale of 1:51 and stands 1.8fee tall. It took 230 hours to build.

 

As a special event related to the visit by The LEGO Americana Roadshow visitors were allowed to Build and take home their very own piece of Boston History in the form of the Old North Church. It is an exclusive design and only available as part of the Roadshow. I went down to the mall with my brother and his family including my niece and nephew and we all built our very own Old North Church.