Vintage Lego Builds

Rebuilding forgotten Lego that were missing instructions

The Red and White Apartments (from set 236)

This image is the box art for LEGO set 236, “Garage and Van,” originally released in 1956 and re-released in the early 1960s as part of the LEGO System Town Plan series. The artwork captures the essence of LEGO’s early town-building sets, with a simple garage, a van, and a background tower to suggest a broader community setting.

We are building the appartments tower we can see in the image background.

(The building in the background on the right can be found here)

Instructions

Inventory

Quantity Photo Part Name
32 Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
13 Plate 4 x 8 Plate 4 x 8
50 Brick 1 x 2 without Bottom Tube Brick 1 x 2 without Bottom Tube
6 Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes Brick 1 x 6 without Bottom Tubes
2 Window 1 x 3 x 2 with Fixed Glass Window 1 x 3 x 2 with Fixed Glass
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Left with Trans-Clear Glass Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Left with Trans-Clear Glass
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass
14 Window 1 x 6 x 2 with Shutters with Extended Lip, with Glass Window 1 x 6 x 2 with Shutters with Extended Lip, with Glass
1 Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes, with Cross Supports Brick 1 x 8 without Bottom Tubes, with Cross Supports
4 Brick, Round 1 x 1 - Solid Stud, No Bottom Lip Brick, Round 1 x 1 – Solid Stud, No Bottom Lip