"They built some of the finest houses in West Point," noted a family member, who added that Silas and his boys constructed "houses, churches, banks and other buildings throughout the state".
Instead, the boys constructed sand castles, then they giggled as they stomped on their mini-kingdoms.
Area surfers known as the "Bay Boys" constructed the oceanside palapa with stone and concrete decades ago and have maintained it from generation to generation.
Loudspeakers blare patriotic songs as boys construct kites decorated with Palestinian flags and others arrive on trucks piled high with tires for burning.
"As a boy I consciously constructed this idea that I'm in a situation that makes no sense whatsoever.
British comedian Jonny Donahoe, who co-wrote the play with Macmillan, stars as a young boy who constructs a list of ways to help his hospitalised mother find happiness.
Fresh horror: it turns out the 24-year-old vlogger's book Girl Online a 21st-century teen romance about a blogger's fling with a boy in a band was constructed with the help of at least one ghostwriter.
What might seem like nothing more than an alternative, constructed boy band narrative has become the basis for Larry!Monument, a series by British artist Owen G. Parry, on display as a part of the group exhibition Common Property at London art space Jerwood Visual Arts. .
The boys have constructed a video for their single "Turning" that reminds us strongly of the LOL Boys whole look, which was a reflection of today's digital aesthetics, which is itself a nostalgic throwback to 90s web graphics.
Taking his cue from Chuck Close's fingerprint portraits, Carl Grombert uses tiny rubber stamps of a boy's face to construct that of a man.
A Boy Made of Blocks is constructed around not just a great plot (the very moving denouement, at a Minecraft contest in London, is particularly inspired), but a rare sense of honesty and insight.
