Christmas Story House Cleveland Ohio

A few years back, Brian Jones, a fan of the movie "A Christmas Story" noticed that the Cleveland Ohio home used for exterior shots of the family house during the film was on Ebay. He bought it. If I understand correctly, he called and made an offer before the auction ended, ensuring that he would get the house.



Fast forward to now, and Brian has turned the home into a a recreation of the home seen in the film. A museum dedicated to the movie was put up in a house across the street.



I really admire an individual who preserves a piece of history like this. Hopefully, it will be maintained forever.



Shortly after Brian bought the house but before he opened up the museum, he let people check the place out. Right before Christmas Cleveland had a bit of a Christmas Story festival. It was pretty much held in Tower City (downtown Cleveland, also used in the film). The old Higbee's is here too. The store front window at Tower City, shown in the film, was again decorated. Cleveland's Lolly the Trolley shuttled people back and forth between Tower City and the house. Check out their website, since the last time I was there the house was just starting to be restored. It is in much nicer shape now, but here are some photos.





http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/