Marion, Indiana -
James Dean Birth Site
Marked by a metal star in a parking lot -- the house is gone.
- Address:
- W. 3rd St., Marion, IN
- Directions:
- On the southwest corner of E. 4th St. and S. McClure St., marked by a metal star in the sidewalk. One block west of the old train station, under a "Goodyear: Marion Tire Inc. Customer Parking" sign.
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James Dean Birth Site James Dean star in the parking lot where his house once stood: "1931 - 1955 - A legend in his lifetime." [Rob Southgate, 10/25/2011]
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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