You know, not everything in LegoLand is candy colored sweetness. There are real hard working folk in some neighborhood. Like my neighborhood, Southside near the Docks. It's a tough neighborhood. The people who live there as tough as the ABS that they make the sidewalks out of.
Hello I'm Norman Stitz, and I'd just like to show you around a little.
Now this is old Caplan's Plumbing Supply. Beautiful Sign, eh?
When it was lit up it was a sight to see. This faucet dripped, dripped, dripped in an neon-animated come on for people to remember Caplan's when they needed plumbing done.
Last time I saw it was lit was some time in the 70s. Some talk about putting it in a museum.
You can see the burglar bars are locked up tight...not that I'd think there'd be anything left to steal.
Even the back lots become nothing more than a home for weeds, discarded auto parts, and empty 40 oz beer bottles.
But not everything here is gone. Not by a longshot.
Why look right next door is Sal's Fish. Been there since 1938 and still going strong!
Looks like they're open,
Lets take a look inside.
Nice selection in the cooler today. Mr Tanaka is there buying supplies for his Sushi place.
He tries to negotiate even a better price than he's getting.
But Christoforo doesn't budge. He's used to Tanaka's antics.
Hmmm crates of Eel, salmon with skin, and my favorite, Octopus.
But Mr Giordano is interested in getting a small barrel of Oysters. He's supposed to see both his wife and his Gumah this evening ...and just might need that extra fuel...heh heh.
Meanwhile, over by the scale, Vito and Fedele converse as to whether they got enough for the big card game tonight.
Fedele says "If it isn't enough Vito, and the boss is pissed...It's on your shoulders!"
Ahh there's Sal Junior. He took over in 86 when Sal passed away. God rest his soul. He's carving up a big old Tuna with that industrial saw. With that, he can take any dead fish and cut it down into bite sized chunks and make it disappear. Useful skill that is. So useful he doesn't have to pay into the normal neighborhood protection fund.
Aww look the smell of the fish has brought in this little scamp. Isn't that cute.
I guess we better get going, but don't slip on that ice on the way out!
Close the loading dock behind you.
Before you go, you can tell that seafood was what was mind when Sal's was built...they even put it in the very bricks themselves.
Builders notes:
The entire rear of the building opens
And the interior can be slid out and altered at will.
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
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That's really nice. I like how you told a story with it.
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Nice work. I think I really like this new drawer style of interior. I will have to experiment with it.
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I really enjoyed the story! Great photos and MOC.
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Excellent work NIGELTTF. I really like the faucet sign. Any chance you have photos of the real sign? If so how about any of it when it was operational? I miss the days when companies used neon to advertise themselves. The company I work for had a great neon sign, but sadly time has taken it's toll, and it has not worked for year and likely never will again.
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I took creative liscense...but this sign was my inspirationcrewser wrote:Excellent work NIGELTTF. I really like the faucet sign. Any chance you have photos of the real sign? If so how about any of it when it was operational? I miss the days when companies used neon to advertise themselves. The company I work for had a great neon sign, but sadly time has taken it's toll, and it has not worked for year and likely never will again.
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WOW! GREAT WORK.
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Nice MOC and nice storyline, too. The only thing I would add is a dog sniffing the fire hydrant. 
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Wow fantastic work, Amazing stuff 
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This is really amazing! The slide-out interior is a great idea that I am going to have to experiment with. Great job.
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