Monday, February 21, 2011

Oklahoma City, Lego Style



Although many noises are associated with childhood, one specific sound stands out in my mind whenever I remember Little Guy as—well, as a little guy. It's the stirring of Legos as he searched through the tub to find a particular piece. For many years, he asked for Legos for his birthday and Christmas. Dr. Lobo would protest, saying “We are NOT bringing more Legos into this house. He already has millions of pieces!” “I know,” I would respond, “but that’s about the only thing he plays with.”

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A couple of months ago, we heard about the Oklahoma City Lego exhibit. Of course we had to go. It was awesome.
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“Big Kids” who love Legos recreated some of Oklahoma City’s landmarks.
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The Bombing Memorial and Reflecting Pool




Bricktown and the Canal




The Myriad Gardens tube




The Chesapeake Energy Campus

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Ghouls on Parade

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An Oklahoma City Thunder Game
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Devon Energy and Chase Bank
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Bank of Oklahoma and OG & E

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Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO)

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Hudiburg Chevrolet
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Plaza Court

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The Devon Tower (currently under construction) as it will look upon completion
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The Colcord Hotel
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Court in Session
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Inside View of Hospital
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We took lots of pictures!





Does Little Guy still like Legos? Well, let’s just say that Santa Claus has brought him Lego sets for the last two years. After all, that’s about the only thing he plays with.


4 comments:

Oklahoma Granny said...

I'm going to have to tell my son about the exhibit. I know he'd love to see it.

Okie Book Woman said...

Oklahoma Granny, unfortunately I don't think this exhibit is on display right now. It was on display for a while, and then it was closed. But it was brought back for a while, with new things added. I'm guessing that they'll add more to it and display it again sometime. If I hear about it being on display again, I'll let you know. All of the kids in your family--big or little--would love it.

Kim Rogers said...

Very cool, Jeannie! I wish I'd known about that exhibit. My youngest would have LOVED to see it. He designs his own Lego Star Wars ships (and lots of other things) and posts them on the Lego site. He's also been putting complicated Lego sets together since he was four!

Marla said...

This was amazing. Sounds like it was definitely worth seeing.