Tuesday, December 11, 2007

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!

My all time favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story. It is such a classic. The setting of the movie is actually 30 minutes from where I live, but the house where is was filmed at is located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Well, this past weekend on Friday I flew to Cleveland to meet my hubby and attend his company's Christmas party. On Saturday afternoon we had some time to spare so we decided to go tour the house from the movie. It was almost surreal. I felt as if I had gone back in time and was part of the film. I could picture the different scenes of the movie with each room we entered.

Across the street they have a museum and a gift shop where you can purchase your very own full size leg lamp. Although we didn't come home with a leg lamp, we have great memories and pictures of our adventure. Enjoy!


The front of the house.


In the back looking towards the front.

The backyard with the shed where Ralphie shot Black Bart.

The infamous leg lamp. It's a major award!

In the corner sat the Red Ryder BB gun just how it was in the movie.

Here is the kitchen with the Christmas turkey cooking apparently before the turkey thief hounds came around to devour it.

The bathroom and LifeBuoy soap that poor Ralphie had to endure.



The actual car restored to it's former glory.




3 comments:

  1. Wow! That is so interesting - how fun!

    There is actually a house nearby with the leg in their window, it's HILARIOUS. I need to go take a picture! Great post, Lynette!

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  2. LOVE it!
    We have the leg lamp ornament with sound! Yes, we are complete dorks.

    OOO...fragile...

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  3. the leg lamp is very clever. wondering what happens with all the missing arms etc

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