Brookbrae bricks with name and symbol

[WaretownMike]

Was out at Pasadena / Brookbrae Terra cotta area a few days ago and found 2 interesting bricks. One was a pale brown color and marked "METROPOLITAN" and the other red with a single star shape in the center. I'm curious if anyone knows what the Metropolitan brick could have been produced for?

 

[Ben Ruset]

I wonder if it came from Metropolitan Block company in Canton, OH. See the bottom of this page: http://www.oldworldbricks.com/used-paving-brick/

The stamp doesn't match up, but maybe this was a special order of heat resistant brick and it was stamped differently.