It is time for one of those crazy road trips! It began with a visit to Cleveland
to the house that was used in the film, A Christmas Story. We then
went to the Hard
Rock Cafe for lunch. Afterwards, we did a webcam geocache. We finished the
day off right by spending the night at the Quaker Square Inn (Crowne Plaza
Quaker Square). The next day we did some more geocaching and then headed for
home.
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The house used for all the exterior shots in the movie |
The living room with a Red Ryder BB gun in the corner |
The soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window |
The kitchen using similar props seen in the movie |
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Actual filming location for the Black Bart encounter |
The back of the house.... |
...as well as the side yard. |
Across the street is the museum and gift shop |
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The museum contains a few items actually used in the movie |
It also has some behind the scenes photographs |
Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian. |
Actual actor who delivered the leg lamp crate |
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Hard Rock Cafe in Cleveland |
You just can't take them anywhere! |
Jon Bon Jovi's acoustic guitar |
Jimi Hendrix's pants; is he running around naked somewhere? |
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Doing a webcam geocache in downtown Cleveland |
Quaker Oats silos converted into the Quaker Square Inn |
36 grain silos soaring 120 feet tall |
The lobby desk and office are also in the silos |
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Floor plan layout |
Beautiful antique artwork is everywhere |
These silos once housed 1,500,000 bushels of grain. |
Some very unique sculpted artwork abounds... |
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Actual gears used in the old mill |
More artwork.... |
Interesting look at where the silos were cut and joined |
A view of the cross section of the silo....these are left for effect |
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Rooms measure 24 feet in diameter, and are round! |
Looking out from our balcony |
And if you want a little more information..... |
Also, info on the Quaker sculptor |