"A Christmas Story" House Opens in Cleveland

[Sequoia]

CLEVELAND Nov 23, 2006 (AP)— Ralphie Parker and Brian Jones know what it's like to want something.

For Ralphie, the object of desire was an official Red Ryder, carbine-action, 200-shot, range model air rifle. (Go ahead, say it, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid.") For Jones, the gotta-have-it item was Ralphie's house the one in "A Christmas Story," the quirky film that's found a niche alongside holiday classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street."

Jones has restored the three-story, wood-frame house to its appearance in the movie and will open it for tours beginning Saturday. His hope is that it will become a tourist stop alongside the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and other destinations.

He's unsure whether he'll make enough money to cover his $500,000 investment, but as sure as a kid's tongue will stick to a frozen flag pole, he's committed to the project. "I just want people to come and enjoy it as I have," said Jones, a 30-year-old former Navy lieutenant.


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[sakabatou]

1. Cool

[jobycom]

6. My thought exactly. nt

[Yavin4]

2. You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

So be careful going into that house.

[MrCoffee]

3. is there a Major Award for being a massive dork?

that guy should win it.

[Archae]

4. Better than the "Amityville Horror" house...

How long is Hollywood going to stay obsessed with that real estate scam?

[tigereye]

5. ah

:rofl:

[Kerrytravelers]

7. We absolutely adore that film.

Next time we're visiting family, I may suggest going!

[u4ic]

8. Too bad the Christmas store window display

still isn't around. That went when Eaton's went bankrupt. My father used to take us to Toronto every Christmas to see it (lived in the burbs, so it wasn't very far). Our eyes used to light up just like Ralphie's.

And it was free. :P

[kmla]

9. He'll probably have problems drawing tourists.

That is, until the Bumpass family and their dogs next door move out of the neighborhood....

[WCGreen]

11. They could also go to public square and see where they filmed

the parade....

[Lance_Boyle]

10. What? No leg lamp in the window???

Doodoo!

[MissMillie]

12. my thoughts exactly!

maybe we can't see it lit up during daylight hours.