Fairmount is a small town in Indiana that not many people have heard about. Unless you happen to be a James Dean fan. The actor was from Fairmount, Indiana.
This is the house that James Dean grew up in. He still has cousins that live there.
His grave in Park Cemetery. The weekend before the anniversary of his death there’s a festival in the town that brings in fans from all over the world. They come to celebrate his life.
The old Fairmount High School. It is being torn down very soon, but this is where James Dean’s love of acting started.
The James Dean Gallery is a museum that has so many cool things from the life of James Dean. There’s newspapers from his early acting days and even one from when he died.
James Dean may have been a rebel in his day, but today he is an icon in the acting world. He only made three movies, East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant, but they are three of our most iconic movies ever! He is greatly missed by so many fans.
We used to visit my grandparents in Indiana every year since that’s where my parents lived before they joined the military. I knew James Dean grew up in Indiana but I’ve never been to his town. I love those styles of houses! What a neat, unique place to visit!
The town just had the festival to celebrate his life over the last weekend of September. This year a monument was put up in Marion IN, to mark the place where the hospital he was born in used to stand! It really is a cute little town!
I LOVE the houses in Georgia! Big wrap around porches are my dream!
Thanks! Fairmount is actually in Indiana, but house styles are about the same. I would love a wrap around porch too!