Marion, Indiana - James Dean Birth Site

Address:: W 3rd St., Marion, IN
Directions:: IN 18 west into town, cross railroad tracks just before entering the old downtown, former train station on the left, and directly across the street is a Goodyear Tire sign at the corner of a small parking lot. Next to this sign is a small boulder honoring "Mr. Marion," behind is a metal star affixed to the pavement.

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Marion, Indiana - James Dean Birth Site

Fairmount is often listed as the birth site of James Dean, but he was actually born in Marion, Indiana. When entering Marion on Indiana 18, you cross a set of railroad tracks just before entering the old downtown. There is a former train station on the left, and directly across the street is a Goodyear Tire sign at the corner of a small parking lot. Just next to the base of this sign is a small boulder honoring "Mr. Marion," a local sportscaster, and just behind this rock is a metal star affixed to the pavement marking the birth site of James Dean. The house he was born in was torn down sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, I believe. [Ezra, 06/11/2006]

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November 25, 2009