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Blackburn Hotel at Valley Fair Mall

April 23, 2026July 6, 2008 by Bill Ward

From May 31 to July 5, my Blackburn Hotel (Version 2) was on display at the LEGO Store at Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, CA in the BayLUG window.

Modular 16×32 Buildings

April 23, 2026October 18, 2007 by Bill Ward

These two buildings, both built on 16×32 stud baseplates, have been featured in many BayLTC displays over the past couple of years. They were built in a modular fashion so that floors can be mixed and matched if desired, and taken apart for more compact storage and transport.

Blackburn Hotel

April 23, 2026October 8, 2007 by Bill Ward

The Blackburn Hotel is a building that I have displayed may times as a part of the Bay Area LEGO Train Club layouts at train shows and meetings, but never blogged about.

Little House Instructions

April 23, 2026May 30, 2007 by Bill Ward

Recently I posted about some little houses that I had built for the BayLTC train shows.