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Memories rekindled brick by brick as city returns Olympic Plaza keepsakes

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The city offered to return the bricks used in the construction of the Plaza back to its original purchasers, or those with ties to them, in the wake of the building’s transformation project.

It was a reversal response following the public outcry to the initial announcement that artifacts could not be salvaged due to age and condition.

The city received around 8,000 requests for bricks, around a quarter of the 33,000 total on the Plaza .

Steven Perron said he was “ecstatic” to be able to retrieve his brick.

It’s unclear what happens to the bricks if they aren’t collected by Jan. 4 .

The brick he held in his hand was engraved “ Richard Perron ” along with a “ Happy Birthday on your 60th ” reference in Roman numerals.

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