The lego garage! The perfect end to finding the toy garage every kid wants!

 I have to chuckle about the lego garage sets, both an older version and the one from a few years ago.  

I don't know what is fascinating to kids about toy parking garages, except that it gives a place to park all those toy cars.  Here's how I think the lego garage came to be (via some non lego toys).

First garage toy I had!  Teaches you to not drive off the second floor! 

Also not good for teaching staying in your lane on the ramp when one car covered both lanes!

This playschool garage was only available to me at the nursery at church, I was there every Sunday!!!!  The only good thing about being separated from parents while in the nursery (fighting with other children for this toy).

As I got older, this garage you could design the way you wanted it, you could move the ramps etc...and matchbox cars fit in it!  It was sponsored by BP fuel

The height of this garage made it so desired by kids and the elevator was battery operated..it didn't get any cooler than that!  The ability to park 10 cars was mind blowing 

Now came the cumulative sum of all the features of the above childhood into the earlier lego parking garage set

This set has all features of the above non lego garages...cars, rails, elevators to multiple levels, people, motorcycles...what more could a kid want???  All the pieces could be made into any configuration as seen by the alternate builds on the back of the box.  This set also highlights Shell corporations sponsorship.

Then, a few years ago lego made a second version.  

Interestingly, there is reference to Octan fuel company (a fictitious company) vs.  A real company (Shell) The cars are rounded out and the elevator goes all the way to the top.  I don't know which of the lego parking garages is bettter??, but the concept of toy parking garages has sure come a long way!!!