A Christmas Story: A look at the rare, behind-the-scenes Cleveland video with Leon Bibb

A Leon Bibb story about A Christmas Story: It was a rare sight for January. After all, the holiday season was over.

But in downtown Cleveland the holiday lights and tinsel were actually going up. It was as if January 1983 was in a time warp going backward.

They were not Santa’s elves, but there was a frantic pace of preparing for Christmas. The workers were not getting ready for the bright lights associated with Rudolph’s brilliant nose, instead going into place were the bright lights of Hollywood.

It was lights, cameras, and wardrobe being pulled into place for 1983 Cleveland’s cinematic step back to the 1940s. The stage was being set for what would become a hit heart-touching tale.

The city was ready for its close-up.

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