I was honored with my second "Cool LEGOŽ Site of the Week" award
when "Ed Boxer Goes Downtown" was selected for the week of March 23-29, 1997.
I was honored with my second "Cool LEGOŽ Site of the Week" award
when "Ed Boxer Goes Downtown" was selected for the week of March 23-29, 1997.
Design, in CorelDraw, began over the summer of 1996. My intent was to design many buildings in different architectural styles. Construction began in September and was completed in November. Deconstruction was completed in December of 1996. I have no idea how many pieces were used, but it took almost 20 hours to dissemble.
Most of the buildings are name after long-time Rec.Toys.Lego Newsgroup (RTL) regulars.
Since I was rushed to deconstruct (we needed the dining room table for the holidays), I never got the chance to populate and furnish most of the buildings. So, I decided that I would photograph it as if it were 3:00 a.m. Not too many people around. The streets are deserted. I hope you enjoy the photos and text.
First, 4 close up views of
the town. In the East side photo, the black building
is The First National Bank. The bank includes a detachable vault
(see Alley below). The red building is Lehman's Department
Store - designed in the style of a 1930's building. The white
building is the side of Minx's Art Gallery and Bordello -
designed in the style of a European store. In the West side
photo, the white building is the Mall. Not seen in this photo,
but visible on the introduction photo above, is the Pizzeria on
the far end of the mall with its garden dining (its 3:00 in the
morning, all the tables and chairs are put away). The small
gray building with the red door is a newsstand (close-up photos
didn't develop well). The large red building is the Richard
Harris Office Building (again close-up photos didn't develop
well). A center view photograph displays most of the town. Finally, an over-head close-up of Meridian Park,
built in the center of two Fire Station plates placed end-to-end.
The park uses mostly Wild West elements.
The Art Deco Town Hall - designed in the style of the Chrysler Building. I had intended to tile the floor at ground level. First, a view of the front. Second, a view from above. Third, the interior. The 1x1, 1x2, 2x1 and 2x4 red windows (along with the 3x2 clear and 3x4 paned windows in Minx's Art Gallery and Bordello) are from a window set no longer available.
A three story mall - designed in the style of every tacky city mall you've ever seen - with floor to ceiling windows overlooking Meridian Park. On the roof, I had intended to build a restaurant. First is a front view. Second a close-up of the working elevator. Third, the interior. The mall has space for 6 stores, two on each floor. The red grilled doors are the elevator doors. The elevator doors on the second and third floors lead to balconies overlooking the tiled lobby.
The Police Station - designed in the style of the 1960's. A view of the exterior and a view of the interior. In the front quadrant is the desk and waiting room. Above that is the detectives room. The rest of the Police Station consists of 2 floors of jail cells.
One Town Square Tower, a 7 story office tower with a working elevator - designed as a modern office tower of the 1970's. A view of the exterior and a view of the interior. The red grilled doors in the interior are the elevator doors. Each of the upper floors contains 4 offices, a reception area, and area for cubicles. The first floor has two visitor's desks.
The Zucaro Hotel, a multi-floor luxury hotel, designed in the style of the 1940's.
Three views. First, a view of Minx's Art Gallery and Bordello. The TV antenna is from an old basic set. The arch in the middle leads to the Alley (second view). That's Tony K's Bar and Grill on the left - designed in the style of every VFW Hall you've ever seen. The last view is a close-up of the dumpster in back of Lehman's Department Store. What did you think would be going on at 3:00 a.m. :)
Finally, the answer to the question: "Where did you get those half length Road Plates?" - Exacto Knife.
I hope you enjoyed your visit to Downtown. Your comments would be appreciated!!
Read what others have had to say about my downtown: Reviews of Ed Boxer Goes Downtown
Visitor ,
thanx for stopping by!!!!
Š 1997-1999 
edboxer@aol.com - Your comments would be appreciated.
