It is in Cleveland, Ohio, but it supposedly was in Hammond, Indiana, and a famous holiday movie was filmed there. Actually, mu favorite all-time Christmas movie, beating out #2 "Christmas Vacation and #3 "It;s a Wonderful Life." I refer to "A Christmas Story."
The house still stands even though a considerable amount of money has been spend to take it back to its appearance in the 1940s.
The December 6th Chicago Tribune had a nice article by Phil Marty about this holiest of bb gun palaces, where Ralphie, his mom and dad and brother Randy lived in Hammond, Indiana, but actually, it is located in Cleveland.
A Christmas Story House and Museum can be found at 3159 West 11th Street in Cleveland, about 345 miles from Chicago. More information at:
www.achristmasstoryhouse.com.
I'm Not Finished Yet. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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I was in another BB gun palace today: the Daisy museum in Rogers, AR. They have remanufactured Red Ryder Kits for $22.95. The remanufactured units can still shoot your eye out but you gotta try harder;-)
Think I'll have to get one for the downstairs bar to take care of rowdy Bear fans.
This year, that is, if they're not crying too hard.
"Lie Down, Chicago Bears!!"
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