Replicating A Christmas Story
This display at the Festival of Trees at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis replicates the Parker family living room of the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The film was set in December 1940 in the mythical Holman, Indiana, which doubled for the hometown of Jean Shepherd whose stories form the basis for the film. Shepherd grew up in Hammond, Indiana, and Holman refers to a major street in town.
Many of the movie's exterior scene were filmed in Cleveland, including the Parker home located in the Tremont neighborhood. On the right side of the fireplace is a box for the Red Ryder air rifle that Ralphie Parker wanted for Christmas. The film references a Cleveland Street which is the street on which Shepherd lived in Hammond.
Replicating A Christmas Story
This display at the Festival of Trees at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis replicates the Parker family living room of the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The film was set in December 1940 in the mythical Holman, Indiana, which doubled for the hometown of Jean Shepherd whose stories form the basis for the film. Shepherd grew up in Hammond, Indiana, and Holman refers to a major street in town.
Many of the movie's exterior scene were filmed in Cleveland, including the Parker home located in the Tremont neighborhood. On the right side of the fireplace is a box for the Red Ryder air rifle that Ralphie Parker wanted for Christmas. The film references a Cleveland Street which is the street on which Shepherd lived in Hammond.