Duncan S Toy Chest New York. Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a store in New York Credit: YouTube Is Duncan's Toy Chest in Home Alone 2 a real store? Home Alone 2's Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a real store in New York - but was filmed somewhere else. Is There Really A Duncan'S Toy Store In New York? Read More »
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Every Christmas "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" viewers watch Kevin McCallister have the time of his life in Duncan's Toy Chest. Is There Really A Duncan'S Toy Store In New York? Read More »
Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a store in New York Credit: YouTube Is Duncan's Toy Chest in Home Alone 2 a real store? Home Alone 2's Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a real store in New York - but was filmed somewhere else. Is There Really A Duncan'S Toy Store In New York? Read More » In fact, the scenes set in the toy shop were actually shot in Chicago, with the exterior of the store being the Rookery Building - a historic landmark in the city that's also been in such movies
. If you have kids at home, are bringing them to NYC with you, or yourself are a kid-at-heart, there is no more magical place in NY than a giant multi-storied toy store When the movie was shot, it was called FAO Schwarz toy store and was situated near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th street.
. It was, however, based on the real-life store FAO Schwartz, which is also where the iconic piano scene was filmed in the Tom Hanks movie Big FAO Schwarz: Lucky for Kevin Duncan's Toy Chest, based on the famous toy store featured in Home Alone 2 FAO Schwarz (now closed), was just across Fifth Avenue from The Plaza