Jean Shepherd based much of "A Christmas Story" on his experiences growing up in Hammond but many of the landmarks featured in the film have since disappeared from the landscape.
A movie was a real event in my
family during the 1930s and
1940s. My sisters and I planned days
in advance to see a favorite film. The
Humboldt Times, a morning paper,
and The Humboldt Standard, an evening paper, were both published in
Eureka. We took the evening paper,
which arrived around 4
Martha Stewart made her living as a successful model before she became a famed lifestyle guru – see her jaw-dropping throwback photo in honor of her 82nd birthday