Town Town was one of the LEGO Group ' s core themes . Based on town life , it included sets such as emergency services and civilian sets such as cars . If one counts World City and City , there has been at least one release a year . City and World City are counted by some as parts of Town , though others are separate . History . Town was introduced as a theme in 1978 , when the first minifigure s were released . Before this time , there have already been several LEGO sets that were centred around present day town life . These , were part of the LEGOLAND and Town Plan themes . Originally , all town life - related sets that were minifigure compatible were released directly under the " Town " theme . Exceptions were several Enviro - Model and promotional sets , as well as Dacta sets . Floating boats were released under a different theme additionally , as were trains . Starting in 1985 , an increasing number of Town sets would be released as a part of different subthemes that focused on specific aspects of town life , such as airports and planes , racing sport or sea ports . From 1993 to 1996 all police - and firefighter - related sets were a part of the subtheme Rescue . Initially , all of these town - subthemes only involved everyday town life . With the advent of Launch Command , Divers and Arctic the setting was expanded beyond the scope of a simple town or city . " Town " was now about everything one could find on present - day Earth . 1997 brought some major changes . Most of the sets that involved Town < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > ' s former core themes ( like police and firefighters ) were released as part of Town Jr . and many established subthemes , such as Rescue , Flight or Paradisa , were discontinued . The new subtheme featured especially simple building techniques and designs . " Town Jr . " was succeeded by " City Center " in 1999 . After " City Center " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s discontinuation in 2001 , Town was virtually nonexistent . Only promotional sets and re - released set were released during 2001 untill 2002 . Some town - related themes were introduced in that period , including Jack Stone in 2001 and Island Xtreme Stunts in 2002 . Town was brought back to life when it was renamed to World City in 2003 . The new Town involved police , firefighters and Coast Guard and was , more action - oriented , with no sets featuring construction sites or airports . City trains were also packaged under the World City title . In 2005 World City was renamed City . It featured the first construction vehicles released since the end of City Center . In the following years more sets that were picking up Town < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s classic core themes were released , including an airport , a hospital and a harbour . In 2009 the first - ever LEGO System farm was released . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > : As verified by The LEGO Book . Subthemes . Town has grown to incorporate many different subthemes , which focus on a specific area of Town . Audio Dramas . There were two Audio Dramas released for the theme in the mid 90ies , LEGO : Gangsters , Rascals and Crooks , and LEGO : Lars ' Message . These at the moment , have not been translated Sets . This list includes all sets of the Town theme that were not released as part of its subthemes , unless further noted . Other Themes Related to Town Life . LEGO System : Other :