<P> The film is set in Hohman , Indiana , a fictionalized version of Shepherd 's hometown of Hammond , named for Hohman Avenue , which runs through downtown Hammond . Local references in the film include Warren G. Harding Elementary School and Cleveland Street ( where Shepherd spent his childhood ) . Other local references include mention of a person `` swallowing a yo - yo '' in nearby Griffith , the Old Man being one of the fiercest `` furnace fighters in northern Indiana '' and that his obscenities were `` hanging in space over Lake Michigan , '' a mention of the Indianapolis 500 , and the line to Santa Claus `` stretching all the way to Terre Haute , Indiana . '' The Old Man is also revealed to be a fan of the Bears ( whom he jokingly calls the `` Chicago Chipmunks '' ) and White Sox , consistent with living in northwest Indiana . </P>
<P> The film is set in Hohman , Indiana , a fictionalized version of Shepherd 's hometown of Hammond , named for Hohman Avenue , which runs through downtown Hammond . Local references in the film include Warren G. Harding Elementary School and Cleveland Street ( where Shepherd spent his childhood ) . Other local references include mention of a person `` swallowing a yo - yo '' in nearby Griffith , the Old Man being one of the fiercest `` furnace fighters in northern Indiana '' and that his obscenities were `` hanging in space over Lake Michigan , '' a mention of the Indianapolis 500 , and the line to Santa Claus `` stretching all the way to Terre Haute , Indiana . '' The Old Man is also revealed to be a fan of the Bears ( whom he jokingly calls the `` Chicago Chipmunks '' ) and White Sox , consistent with living in northwest Indiana . </P>
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Hohman , Indiana , a fictionalized version of Shepherd 's hometown of Hammond
Hohman , Indiana , a fictionalized version of Shepherd 's hometown of Hammond