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Vol. 28, No. 9
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Indiana Welcome Center full of
HOLIDAY CHEER
SANTA’S MOUNTAIN — A visit to the Indiana Welcome Center during the holiday season is not complete without a photo at Santa’s Mountain.
Text and Photos By CARRIE STEINWEG Feature Writer Eighteen years ago, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority shared a group of window displays at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond that had appeared in the windows of Macy’s Department Store in New York. Why would people in Northwest Indiana be interested in these decorations from New York? They had a local link with appeal for all ages. Those displays had focused on the classic movie, “A Christmas Story.” Released on Nov. 18, 1983, “A Christmas Story” wasn’t a big box office hit. But its frequent rerunning on cable during the holiday season later earned it a following of fans. Viewers could relate to the premise of the movie of a young boy’s strong desire for one coveted Christmas present — in this case, a Red Ryder BB gun. The movie centered on one holiday season in the life of young Ralphie Parker, who wanted nothing more from Santa than that toy rifle. The movie was based on writings by humorist and author Jean Shepherd, which included bits of his real childhood memories of growing up in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana. In the movie, his fictional hometown is called Hohman (a nod to one of Hammond’s main corridors). The “A Christmas Story Comes Home” exhibit features six animatronic window displays that were brought Continued on page 2
MEMORABLE SCENE — Outside the Indiana Welcome Center is a statue of Flick with his tongue stuck on the flagpole, imitating a scene from the movie “A Christmas Story.”
A FOREST OF CHRISTMAS TREES — As part of the “A Christmas Story Comes Home” exhibit, about 30 holiday trees are on display, decorated by representatives of local nonprofits, businesses and municipalities.
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