Inside 'A Christmas Story' house, now for sale in Cleveland

Table Of Content

• A Christmas Story House: Visiting a Holiday Classic in Cleveland
• You Can Still Die From World War I Dangers in France's Red Zones
• Visit the Ho-Ho-Home of Ralphie!
• ‘A Christmas Story’ House goes up for sale in Cleveland: See the listing
• The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
• Streetcar Deck of the Detroit-Superior Bridge
• 'A Christmas Story' in Cleveland: The full tour, from the house to the donuts, 5K, beer, play and more
• A visit to A Christmas Story House and Museum

The museum has grown over the years, with Jones opening an actual museum across the street, along with a third building that houses a gift shop. The props in the house are very close to those used in the film, from a Christmas tree complete with a blue bowling ball and a Red Ryder under its branches, to the infamous leg lamp in the living room window. Near the entrance to the house, another leg lamp is displayed in a packing crate just as it was in the film. A climb up the stairway reveals an authentic bedroom for Ralphie and brother Randy, and there is even a bar of Lifebuoy soap on the sink, just like the one used to wash Ralphie’s mouth after his infamous utterance.

A Christmas Story House: Visiting a Holiday Classic in Cleveland

They found their answer in a home located in the Cleveland neighborhood of Tremont. The historic main house is jointly listed with Hoff & Leigh agent Chad Whitmer and REAG. In sum, the sale encompasses five buildings, two public parking lots, one private parking lot and two empty lots spread across seven adjacent parcels — all of which stand on a shared 1.3-acre campus. Although only about 15 percent of the movie was filmed in and around the house — that’s something you learn on the tour — some of the movie’s most pivotal moments were shot where you’ll be standing. The gift shop includes everything you’d expect there, from Ralphie’s “Pink Nightmare” bunny costume to novelty T-shirts to leg lamps.

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A Christmas Story House is an attraction and museum in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The museum is part of a complex of four buildings devoted to the film and is open to the public year round. The city’s unwavering enthusiasm for the 1983 holiday classic is rivaled only by that of loyal “ACS” fans who flock to Northeast Ohio from far and wide to relive favorite scenes at several easy-to-visit filming locations. California entrepreneur Brian Jones bought the house, which was listed on eBay, to renovate it and turn it into a museum based on the film.

Visit the Ho-Ho-Home of Ralphie!

The house is open year-round, but tours pick up around the winter holidays, naturally. And since 2006, A Christmas Story House and Museum has been created to celebrate the Cleveland, Ohio location where exterior shots were filmed in 1983. This means the 1983 holiday classic has become as much a part of our city as pierogies and craft beer.

The House from A Christmas Story, now restored to its movie splendor, is open year round to the public for tours and overnight stays. Directly across the street from the House is the Museum, which features original props, costumes and memorabilia from the film, as well as hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes photos. Among the props and costumes are the toys from the Higbee’s window, Randy’s snowsuit, the chalkboard from Miss Shields’ classroom and the family car. After reliving the movie at Ralphie’s house don’t forget to visit the museum gift shop for your own Major Award Leg Lamp and other great movie memorabilia. Proceeds from the gift shop and overnight stays help support and maintain The House from A Christmas Story. Twenty-one years after the film was released, entrepreneur Brian M. Jones, a native of San Diego, bought the house on eBay for $150,000.

The film’s director Bob Clark and his scouting crew had to do much coaxing in the form of shots at a nearby bar to get the original owner of the home to agree to hand over the keys. The film crew chose the home before even seeing the inside. Exterior shots like the moment Ralphie shoots his eye out and the fantasy sequence featuring Black Bart and his men were filmed in the Cleveland home’s real backyard.

Shepherd’s tale of young Ralphie’s dream of getting his very own official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot Range Model air rifle has also inspired stage productions and donuts and a 5K and dinner parties and candy and even a beer. “This year, JACK has once again decked the halls of the historic Higbee’s building to continue the traditions of the famed Cleveland department store,” said Aleksandra Breault, public relations manager for the casino. Rae said to date, more than 300,000 people have visited the house. Next to the main museum building, you can also see the Parker family car, and an old fire engine from the time period of the movie. In fact, “A Christmas Story” is now such a classic holiday film that it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2012.

Over a million people have visited the house since 2006 when it opened for business as a site of intrigue and museum. Located across West 11th Street from A Christmas Story House, this 1906-built neighborhood tavern, at 1104 Rowley Ave., was a favorite with cast members. Stories abound about how "The Old Man" (Darren McGavin) used to shut down the Rowley at night, then go back to his trailer for a nightcap, finally ending up sharing breakfast while he would listen to the actor recite his lines.

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Producers chose the home because of its proximity to downtown and it bordered the Cuyahoga River Valley offering views of the steel mills in the valley. Although the movie wasn’t a big box office success upon its initial release, A Christmas Story has become one of the most beloved holiday films of all time. It tells the heartwarming tale of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his desire to have Santa Claus bring him a Red Ryder BB gun. His Christmas wish takes plenty of twists and turns as the Parker family embarks on a hilarious holiday journey filled with countless lines fans frequently quote, while making leg lamps a must-have item in many households. The owner of the house began by selling replica “leg lamps” like the one featured in A Christmas Story’s most memorable scene, and was eventually able to purchase the home from the movie.

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R. Bruce Campbell, vice president of Higbee’s department store, felt publicity from the movie would help the struggling business. With Campbell’s imprimatur, workers dutifully removed Barbies, Hot Wheels and incipient video games and replaced them with metal toys and other items from the World War II era. Director Bob Clark -- yes, the guy behind the far-less-wholesome “Porky’s” movies -- deployed location scouts to 20 cities. Only one boasted blue-collar, steel-town grit, as well as a vintage department store that could be transformed into a slice of 1940s Northwest Indiana. “We have people that have come here from Italy and Japan,” said museum staffer Anne Chriszt of Bay Village, Ohio.

If you’re not able to find a room at the actual movie house, you have other options. Tremont is actually my favorite neighborhood to stay in when visiting Cleveland. This two-bedroom is just three doors down from the Christmas house and a great compromise if you’re not able to get inside the real deal.

It’s also a heck of a lot of fun, especially if you’re a fan of the holiday classic. The facility also houses a wide variety of original memorabilia from other classic Christmas films, as well as window displays from a number of historic New York City department stores. Vintage metal toys showcased in the Higbee’s window scenes can be viewed at the festive attraction, as can the chattering teeth Miss Shields found in her desk and toy elves featured in the movie. Located across the street from the A Christmas Story house, the tavern was a favorite with cast and crew. Legendarily, “the old man,” actor Darren McGavin, would imbibe in the cozy confines after a hard day on set.

You can spend the night at both the Christmas Story house and the Bumpus house. The pricing on overnight stays is pretty fair, too, especially if you split the costs with friends. The one used primarily by Ralphie to shoot his eye out is in the clutches of Peter Billingsly, the actor who played Ralphie. Several have gone missing over time, a theme you’ll notice over the course of your tour with other props. If you’re a fan girl like me, you’ll take a ton of photos on and off your tour that will only add to your time there.

If you save your ticket you get 10 percent off food at Rowleys across the street. If you pick up the phone upstairs, you will be yelled at by an angry mother. JACK went all out this year, making any description insufficient. Mecca for ACS pilgrims is an 1895 Victorian home, conveniently located near steel mills and downtown attractions, at 3159 W. Now is the ideal time to get out and enjoy everything ACS, as well as the other things our great city has to offer. “We get people from all over the world,” said Brian Jones, owner of A Christmas Story House & Museum.