Beginning back in the early 2010s, I really wanted to have a lego City. It began when I got the Lego Police Station (Set 7498) for my birthday. I still have it largely kept together, even 14 years later. 4 years later I would get the Lego Modular Building Series Pet Shop (10218) and fall in love with the modular building line. I utilized a train table built at the time to have my lego city on it. It...wasn't much, but it was mine.
Over the years I would gain many more buildings. It would go as follows: 2017: Brick Bank, 2018: Detectives Office, 2019: Assembly Square, Parisian Restaurant, Bookshop, and Corner Garage. After catching up with the line, I would begin going to the Lego Store on NYD to get the new set, doing that from 2021-2023, with the Police Station, Boutique Hotel, and Jazz Club. Between 2020-2022, I would gain 3 more Modulars, Grand Emporium, Market Street, and designing and building my own Corner Grocery Store. I would gain the Tudor Corner for Christmas 2025, leaving me, with 16 Modulars.
Over the years, as I would gain more buildings at my dads house I would try different layouts. Starting with a simple street line on the floor, then moving the buildings to the table. After awhile, I would expand my table, bringing it to its current size. Eventually, I would rework my lego city's layout in 2021, to having a more dynamic street. This street has been added onto over the years, with the most recent change was replacing my custom modular building with Tudor Corner in Janurary 2026,
Lego City 2017
2017
Christmas 2017 would begin a trend for many years of getting modular building for my christmas holiday. With humble beginnings, my first "city" was made with my first 3 buildings, the 2011 Police Station, Petshop, and Brick Bank
Lego City 2017 Pt 2
2017
The police station hid in the shadows, but it was there.
Lego City 2018
2018
Adding in the Detective's office, it was a nice compliment to the existing buildings.
Lego City 2019
2019
Adding the Corner Garage and Assembly Square, we now had a complete street.
Lego City 2019 Pt 2
2019
A pano shot I took to capture the city.
Lego City 2021 Prototype
2021
This was a test layout I did one boring 2021 morning. I really liked this arrangement, and would want to continue with this
Lego City 2021 Pt 2
2021
After getting some more of the new road plates, I would go on to adopt the new city layout, offically adding the Downtown Diner, Modular Police Station, and Grand Emporium to my city layout.
Lego City 2022
2022
I would get the new Boutique Hotel in 2022, and it added some nice texturing to my city.
Lego City 2022 Pt 2
2022
A look down Main Street, a view that will not change very much in the coming years, remaining largely the same.
Lego City 2023
2023
In 2023, after getting the Jazz Club, I would finally have a proper way to expand my city for the last time, adding my custom modular at the same time.
Lego City 2026
2026
After a hiatus for 3 years, I would get the Tudor Corner to add to my city, replacing my custom modular...for now.
Lego City 2026 Pt 2
2026
A look down Main Street, this time from the other end.