Question: Where Is Home Alone Set?

Where is the house in Home Alone located

671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka

Is the house in Home Alone real

For those who grew up in the 90s, Home Alone is a sort of cultural touchstone. One of the most iconic places in the film was Kevin McCallister’s (Macaulay Culkin) home, a gorgeous mansion located in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka.

What suburb was home alone filmed in

Winnetka

Where is the house in Home Alone 2

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York | 1992

The house at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport reprise their roles from the first movie. Once in New York, the ever-resourceful Kevin somehow contrives to stay in luxury at the Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue at 59th Street.

What other movies is the Home Alone house in

The 1990 John Hughes movie Home Alone made both Macaulay Culkin and the red-brick Georgian-style Colonial his character Kevin lived in famous. It remains one of the most popular and beloved movie houses ever, so it’s pretty big news that it’s on the market in Winnetka, Illinois.

Who owns the Home Alone house now

The house at 671 Lincoln was owned by John and Cynthia Abendshien when the production company came in and transformed it.

How much is the house in Home Alone

The Chicago Tribune reports that the 4,250-square-foot, three-story Winnetka, Ill., home sold for $1.585 million — a relative bargain when compared to its original listing price of $2.4 million — on Thursday. The house was most recently listed for $1.95 million.

Was home alone filmed on a set

All of the film was shot in the Chicago area.

Though the main plot point is that that McCallister family is in Paris while Kevin’s back home in Illinois, the production was shot entirely within the Chicago area. The scenes supposedly set at Paris-Orly Airport were actually shot at O’Hare International Airport.

Is Duncan’s Toy Chest a real store

Duncan’s Toy Chest is said to be based on the famous FAO Schwarz toy store, located near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. In reality, Duncan’s Toy Chest scenes were shot in Chicago. The exterior is The Rookery building, while the interior shots were filmed at the Uptown Theater.

Where was home alone filmed in Central Park

The Plaza Hotel, 750 5th Avenue and Central Park South, Manhattan.

Can you visit the Home Alone house in Chicago

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The home is located just outside of Chicago, in Winnetka. While the home cannot be toured, many movie fans drive by each year! Fun Fact: All parts of the film were filmed in Chicago, IL — including the Paris airport scenes.

Where did Macaulay Culkin stay in Home Alone 2

Even though it didn’t work, Macaulay Culkin was allowed to keep the Talkboy. This movie was actually shot at the Plaza in a Central Park suite. The phone number given for the Plaza in the movie was an actual working number. In Home Alone (1990), Kevin watches a movie called “Angels with Filthy Souls.”

Where is the bridge in Central Park from Home Alone

This bridge (name The Gapstow Bridge) is where Kevin first meets the pigeon lady. It’s in the South East part of Central Park and runs across the north most part of “The Pond”. you can even see The Plaza hotel from here just like Kevin does in the movie.

Where does Home Alone 3 take place

It was filmed in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, with the airport scenes in the beginning of the film being shot in two different concourses at O’Hare International Airport.