Duncan’s Toy Chest is not a real store; it was a made-up name for the movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” The fictional toy store was named after the movie’s executive producer, Duncan Henderson.

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.

ne of the most iconic scenes in beloved Christmas movie Home Alone: Lost In New York is when Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) arrives at Duncan’s Toy Chest in a limousine. The epic store has an elaborate moving display above the door, complete with a mechanical Santa, bear and presents.

Sadly, the toy shop isn’t a real store in New York (sigh). 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 Schwartz was originally located near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, but was relocated to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 2015.

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.

Although Duncan’s Toy Chest was based on a store in New York, the scenes were actually filmed in Chicago.

Home Alone 2 followed the hugely successful first film and was released in 1992.

Where was Duncan’s Toy Chest filmed?

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. It also featured as the police headquarters of Eliot Ness in the 1987 film The Untouchables.

But many fans are often left wondering if Duncan’s Toy Chest in the second movie is a real store. 2. Duncan’s Toy Chest is based on a store in New York Credit: 20th Century Fox.

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