{"id":2162592,"date":"2025-11-17T19:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2162592"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:50:05","slug":"original-owner-of-home-alone-house-writes-memoir-about-iconic-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/original-owner-of-home-alone-house-writes-memoir-about-iconic-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Original owner of &#8216;Home Alone&#8217; house writes memoir about iconic movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the decades, thousands have made their way to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/winnetka-home-alone-house-officially-sold-55-million-featured-1990-movie\/15807598\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Home Alone&quot; house.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Home Alone&#8221; house.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. 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Click here to watch<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 1990 classic, starring McCauley Caulkin forever changed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/winnetka-home-alone-house-for-sale-now-under-contract\/14911962\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:671 Lincoln Avenue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">671 Lincoln Avenue<\/a> in Winnetka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">35 years later, the original owner of the Winnetka home is sharing all his stories in a new memoir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Abendshein wrote &#8220;Home, But Alone No More.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ohryWC66s2ma_YKBoHBIgQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wls_articles_228\/c7b70a8735631e42d3db747413b26a90\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the book, he shares the story of living in the house as crews filmed the iconic Christmas movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_m1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_161p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We had a large master bedroom suite that we converted into an apartment,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As long as we kept out of the camera eye&#8230;we were free to roam and watch scenes as they were being filmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his memoir, Abendshein explains the rollercoaster of emotions of living in the house amid the aftermath of the movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bottom line, my feelings today: I have serendipitously been given a gift, and I want to share the gift,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The book is available at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homebutalonenomore.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:homebutalonenomore.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">homebutalonenomore.com <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the decades, thousands have made their way to the &#8220;Home Alone&#8221; house. 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