IT WOULDN'T be Christmas without watching Home Alone 1 and 2. But many fans are often left wondering if Duncan's Toy Chest in the second movie is a real store, and if they can go and visit it.
Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a store in New York20th Century Fox Is Duncan's Toy Chest in Home Alone 2 a real store? Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a real store in New York \- but filmed somewhere else. When the movie was shot, it was called FAO Schwarz toy store and was situated near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th street. The toy retailer closed in 2015 but reopened in 2018 in a new location at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan.s. The store famously featured in Tom Hanks' 1988 box office hit Big, when he and co-star Robert Loggia dance on the store's giant dance-on piano. 
Kevin McCallister meets Mr Duncan in Duncan's Toy ChestYouTube What was the filming location for Duncan's Toy Chest in Home Alone 2? Although Duncan's Toy Chest was based on a store in New York, the scenes were actually filmed in Chicago. The exterior of the store is the Rookery building which is one of the city's historic landmarks. MORE ON CHRISTMAS SMOKING IN STYLE Pete takes Kim's Rolls Royce to 7-Eleven for cigarettes as he misses party PAYMENT GUARANTEED The steps to take to get a refund on a canceled holiday flight COP'S SHAME NYPD cop who gave lapdance to lieutenant says she is embarrassed by leaked vid ON HIS WAY! Santa tracker LIVE - Where is Father Christmas now & when will he visit me? LAZY XMAS DINNER We refuse to cook Christmas Dinner - we're having Dominos instead HAPPY QUIZ-MAS! Have a go at SunSport's quiz to see how much YOU can remember from 2021 It also featured as the police headquarters of Eliot Ness in the 1987 film The Untouchables. The interior of Duncan's Toy Chest was filmed at the Uptown Theater. What happens in Home Alone 2? Home Alone 2 followed the hugely successful first film and was released in 1992. After Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City — while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when he discovers that the his nemesis' the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas. How can I watch Home Alone 2 this Christmas? Home Alone 2 is currently being screened on Disney+. You can also watch the first movie on their too. However, you can also rent or buy it on Google Play. Source:
