Both the young and the young at heart showed up to Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody on Friday as the LEGO Group opened its newest retail location, marking the 119th LEGO store in the United States.

Michael Stanton, the store manager who previously managed the Birmingham, Alabama, location for 16 years, said the opening represents a homecoming.

“I grew up here and graduated from Marietta High School, way back in the day,” Stanton said. “What’s so fun about working for the LEGO Group is you come to work every day and you play. I mean, we play in the store with the little ones. We play with the big ones, with the vending machine. It’s like not working. It’s like being paid to come play every day.”

The 2,153-square-foot store features interactive experiences, exclusive products, and hands-on play

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