{"id":259,"date":"2010-12-08T04:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuildr.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/08\/lego-imagination-center-reopens-at-the-mall-of-america\/"},"modified":"2015-10-12T03:29:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T03:29:29","slug":"lego-imagination-center-reopens-at-the-mall-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickbuildr.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/08\/lego-imagination-center-reopens-at-the-mall-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Imagination Center Reopens at the Mall of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"photo sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cavort\/5233033066\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5123\/5233033066_2a7ea9bd6a_m.jpg\" alt=\"Herobot 9000 (1)\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cavort\/5233033066\/\">Herobot 9000 (1)<\/a>,<br \/>\noriginally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/cavort\/\">nstohlma<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been following the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/twinlug\/pool\/\">TwinLUG<\/a>&#8216;s Flickr stream for some time now, watching the behind the walls remodel of the LEGO Imagination Center at the Mall of America. 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