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Old 12-24-2008, 07:49 PM
 
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I know it was set in the 1940's but where was the physical setting? I'm told it was filmed in Cleveland, OH, but in the film I see and hear references to various Midwest cities (Cleveland's Terminal Tower can be seen at the start of the film, the family lives on Cleveland Street, but the old man talks about the Bears and Griffith, IN, and adult Ralphie talks about Terre Haute and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The houses do have a Midwestern look to them, so I'm thinking somewhere in the Great Lakes region...
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Old 12-24-2008, 08:48 PM
 
Location: Livingston, Montana
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Supposed to be set in Indiana
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Old 12-24-2008, 09:22 PM
 
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Like all of Jean Shephard's stories about his childhood it takes place "somewhere in the industrial heartland of Indiana"

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Old 12-25-2008, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Fishers, IN
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My understanding is that the movie is set in Hammond, Indiana. The house in the film, however, is in Cleveland.
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Old 12-25-2008, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Nome
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And I did my yearly thing and watched it on TV last night. Just something that has to be done with that movie.
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Old 12-25-2008, 03:12 PM
 
Location: Maine
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One line in the movies says specifically "northern Indiana," and another mentions their proximity to Lake Michigan. So yeah, Hammond seems like it'd be about right.
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Old 12-25-2008, 10:17 PM
 
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The school scene was filmed in St Catherines Ont Canada. Something I found out today.
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Old 12-26-2008, 06:49 AM
 
Location: Turn Left at Greenland
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Hammond Indiana is the setting of A Christmas Story.
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Old 12-26-2008, 09:38 AM
 
Location: sweden
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  • To find an American city resembling an Indiana town of the 1940s, director Bob Clarke sent his location scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland, Ohio, as the site for filming.
  • The people of Cleveland were incredibly cooperative during filming, donating antique vehicles from every corner of the city. These vintage vehicles helped to enhance the authenticity of the production design.
  • Ralph's school exteriors were filmed at Victoria School in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:12 AM
 
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The department store scene with Santa was filmed in downtown Cleveland in Public Square at the old Higbee's department store (now Dillard's.)

My mother worked for Higbee's at the time, and a few of her friends were willing to be there as extras at two and three in the morning when the scenes were filmed!
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