They Tear Down Walls and Hire Architects to Make Room for Their Lego Worlds

Cristie North’s version of utopia is built from thousands of plastic bricks and takes up most of her basement. 

There’s a bustling main street and a beach with swimmers. There’s a moving roller coaster and Ferris wheel and tiny pedestrians. All rendered in Lego. The 55-year-old’s Salt Lake City house has undergone multiple construction projects, including tearing down walls, to make room for her toy projects.

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