Photos Show What the 'Home Alone' House Looks Like in Real Life

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• Light Shows, Trains, Ice Skating and More Things to Do in the Chicago Area This Holiday Season
• Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million members of data breach. City of Hope also reported breach
• Texas Mother Arrested After Leaving Her Young Children Home Alone to Go on Cruise
• Despite clear similarities, Hopkins notes that the real house's interior doesn't quite look identical to the movie
• Where Is the ‘Home Alone' House Located? See Photos of the Inside

With all the telephones in the area out, and the neighbors on vacation, the tiny terror is forced to fend for himself against a bumbling pair of house thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). "The house is famous, but we're just a family living here," Cynthia Abendshien, one of the former owners, says in the 2011 video. "Home Alone" may have turned 30 years old in 2020, but the fanfare around it isn't dying down anytime soon.

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Others do dance routines, and there’s been at least one saxophone player. Andersen could realize her dream for one night; in one of its regular stunts, Airbnb has listed the “Home Alone” house for a brief rental. But for 11-year-old Noah Irizarry, who lives in Old Man Marley’s house, it’s more than that.

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The gorgeous, warm interiors of the Home Alone house look authentic, but they're not from that Winnetka mansion. Instead, according to the Netflix special, the film's indoor scenes were shot at New Trier Township High School, an abandoned school building with enough space for an entire makeshift sound stage. The mansion was too small for all the crew to fit inside, explained director Chris Columbus, so they built an entire two-story set in the high school gym.

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Hunter allegedly shattered the rear glass door at the official mayoral residence, cutting himself with glass in the process and leaving bloodstains throughout the house, the DA said. Throughout his decades-long career, Craig Ellwood brought his indoor-outdoor living approach to several properties across Southern California, including his beachfront Hunt House in Malibu. The Zimmerman house, with its floor-to-ceiling glass windows and open floor plans, was designed early in her father’s career and wasn’t the best representation of his work, Ellwood said.

Trona’s heyday was in the early 1900s, when it was a company town, established in 1914 and operated by the American Trona Corp. Early on, a central building housed many workers and all the town’s businesses, including a “pool hall, a barber shop, post office, library, grocery and department store,” according to the Searles Valley Historical Society. Trona, a “desolate area that was very much thriving back in the ’50s and ’60s,” was littered with abandoned homes after plants closed decades ago, said Berri, 49. Now, “people are fixing them up and making the community better,” he said.

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“When we were little we all dreamed of these really pretty suburban American houses, and I think a lot of that came from films like this one,” said visitor Marie Schulte-Bockum, who grew up in Europe. The Chicago-area home located about 30 minutes north of the city has become a staple for tourists, especially around the holidays. 2021 also marked a reboot for the film, though the new version, “Home Sweet Home Alone,” was filmed in Montreal. The property you see in the exterior shots is located at 671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, Illinois. The town is a northern suburb of Chicago, and according to Zillow, the Colonial was built in 1920.

All with a little help from old man Marley and his wicked brother Buzz’s pet tarantula, of course. My decor and wall-covering choices for Home Alone changed the color palette of the nation for the upcoming decade,” Cauley tells AD. According to an article by House Beautiful, the most popular paint colors ahead of the film were subtle mauve, denim blue, light turquoise, and barely-there pink.

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I round off my two day solo stint in Los Angeles with a trip to see the LA Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels. Momentarily confused by who to barrack for – and a little nervous about attending a sporting event on my own – I find solace in ordering a traditional ‘Dodger Dog’ and a cup of Buzz Light before nestling into my seat. The incredible Hogwarts Castle stands tall, covered in snow – even on a 27-degree day in Los Angeles – as a performance from the stunning ribbon-dancing Beauxbatons and the powerful pupils from Durmstrang Institute ensues below. Not too familiar with the show, I keep an eye out for the only star I would recognise – owner, Lisa Vanderpump of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fame.

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She shares travel itineraries, tips and inspiration on her blog and social media channels. If you time it right, you’ll catch another sunset over this large city from up high. It’s by far the most recognizable house featured in the movie, set up as the home of adult film producer Jackie Treehorn, which earned Jimmy Goldstein’s house the moniker of ‘the Big Lebowski house’. This 1963-built mansion is an architectural gem and one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets. And we’re here to tell you everything there is to know about the Selling Sunset-featured property where the Oppenheim group celebrated their 10th anniversary. If you're a "Home Alone" fan who's always wondered what the house from the movie looks like in real life, you're in luck — photos of the home were made public when it went on the market back in 2012.

It’s an army town named after a World War II-era captain and home to a military storage facility. These towns represent islands of affordability in a state where the median home price is $789,000. California is home to 210 cities, towns and communities monitored by Zillow where the median home values are more than $1 million. “It’s gone downhill, but it seems to be coming back a bit,” Epperly, 80, said of the once-bustling town, built on the mining and production of borax, a potent cleaner, flame retardant and component in glass products like car windshields. For the last 30 years, Ann Epperly has lived in Trona, one of only nine California cities, towns and unincorporated areas tracked by Zillow with median home values under $150,000 in February 2024. Like so many California real estate deals, you have to journey off the beaten path, make compromises and have some imagination.

Nausheen is a solo female traveler who is passionate about travel as a way to increase self love and confidence. She focuses on slow travel and bouts of digital nomadism, and has experience living abroad across several continents. As a post-divorce, South Asian woman in her 30s Nausheen aims to empower fellow women of color in particular to live life on their own terms.

He’s always been into fashion, constantly in the front row at glamorous fashion shows, and he even has his own fashion line. If you’re wondering, who the hell is this James Goldstein and why haven’t I heard of him before, unfortunately, we don’t know a whole lot about him either. The result is a house so unique, so carefully crafted and fresh, that Goldstein wants everyone to be able to tour it and be inspired by it. At the time, the house had fallen into disrepair and was in dire need of a makeover, so Goldstein reached out to Lautner to help bring the residence back to its former glory.

To pass down the legacy to the new generation, Disney released a remake of the holiday classic, Home Sweet Home Alone starring Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, and Archie Yates, which you can now stream on Disney+. “I love selecting and finding decor that builds a character, or when collaged together, supports a story visually,” she says. The Winnetka house that Chris Columbus hand-selected as the McCallister house was perfect in every sense of the word, except for one small hiccup—the interior wasn’t big enough. “Film sets must be large enough to have room for the camera, as well as the actors, in addition to the furniture,” explains Cauley, the movie’s set decorator. “It’s the kind of house, if you were a kid, it would be fun to be left home alone.” Columbus then took photos of home’s exterior, sent them to Hughes for approval, and the rest is history. The good news, said Epperly, is that she has noticed an increase in the number of tourists traveling to the desert to camp.

Though Augusto’s shelter along the Arroyo Seco is relatively simple, he cherishes the objects that make it feel like a home. He has repurposed items and materials he’s found on the street or in trash bins, such as rope, fencing, window shutters and buckets for cleaning dishes. He admits his setup needs work, and his girlfriend is helping him now that they have lived together for almost a year. Friends, family and other Hollywood stars, including Seth Green and Paris Jackson, attended the ceremony to support Culkin.