Thousands of people of all ages packed into the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall Saturday for Brickcon 2009, a convention celebrating LEGOs and the adults who still love to play with them after all these years.
After a two-day private convention for solely 18-and-over enthusiasts, the convention opened its doors to the public on Saturday and Sunday and everyone got to see the incredible creations.
If you were tiny, you would want to live here. Courtesy of brickcon.org
When I was 7, I attempted to build a child-sized house out of Legos®. I dreamed of how fantastical it would be to live in a multicolored house constructed of my own hands. I would be a real American pioneer- just like the settlers of the Oregon Trail which I had just learned about in my first grade class, albeit a pioneer in my family living room in a corner instead of the wild west.
Unfortunately, I ran out of Legos® before building one wall of my home and stopped there with a heavy sigh of disappointment. My dream home was never realized.
This year at Brickcon 09, the kids who actually built themselves those dream houses to completion convene, except now they have grown up and honed their art. They have constructed some absolutely amazing things that you can see October 3rd and 4th (this Saturday and Sunday) at the exhibition hall at Seattle Center for a mere $7. Read more…
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