The LEGOLAND Town theme from 1972 to 1978 featured a series of sets that allowed builders to create bustling urban environments. Among the sets in this theme were 355 Town Center Set with Roadways, 354 Police Heliport, 361 Tea Garden Cafe, and 385 Jeep with Steering. These sets offered a diverse array of buildings, vehicles, and accessories, enabling children to construct and role-play scenes commonly found in a town setting
1978 LEGO Sets
1978 was transformative: the modern minifigure arrived with articulated limbs and standardized proportions, becoming the heart of LEGO play. Three pillars launched in force—Town, Space, and Castle—bringing buses and services to city streets, astronauts and bases to the cosmos, and knights and keeps to medieval scenes.