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Re: 2006 - 45 Years Of Lego in the USA
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Date: 
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:54:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Steve Bliss wrote:
In lugnet.general, Jim Hughes wrote:
Water-Pik used the plant until January of this year. They finally sent all of
their production to China. As far as I know the Loveland plant (which still
looks just like it did in 1965) is still for sale.

Do you guys want to go in together and buy it?

Is that the facility at 609 14th Street SW?  With the big studded features over
the door?  That's either a big decorating coincidence, or those things must
really be embedded in the structure (to not have been replaced in the last 30
years).

http://www.lovelandfyi.com/largephoto.asp?ID=3764

Yes. Here's a pic back in the day:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=885542

And an advert announcing it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=912583

From what I hear, the building is part of the local tourist economy. It is
mentioned on historical buildings listings in Loveland.

I think it would be a great place for a Lego museum. Maybe we could even get a
vintage plastics machine and make our own promo bricks for visitors!

Clark
(whose collection isn't quite 50K sq ft, but knows a few that are)



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(...) Is that the facility at 609 14th Street SW? With the big studded features over the door? That's either a big decorating coincidence, or those things must really be embedded in the structure (to not have been replaced in the last 30 years). (...) (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)

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