Glendale Plays Chicago in ‘Christmas Vacation’

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As Mavis Staples sings at the opening of the 1989 holiday classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “It’s that time. Christmastime is here. Everybody knows there’s not a better time of year.…

It is there that Cousin Eddie commits the Griswold family’s first kidnapping . Upon hearing Clark’s profanity-ridden rant detailing exactly what he would like to say to Mr. Shirley regarding his bonus being swapped with a Jelly of the Month Club membership , Eddie, whose heart is bigger than his brain , heads out in his tenement-on-wheels to abduct Frank from his “Melody Lane” manse.

In reality, the regal pad, known as Bel Aire, is located atBuilt by prominent local businessman Mattison Boyd Jones in 1922, the dwelling features four bedrooms and four baths in 5,698 square feet. With a sweeping circular driveway, columnedA City of Glendale historical landmark, the residence boasts a long list of screen credits, including cameos in such throwback series as “Flamingo Road,” “Columbo,” “Knight Rider,” and “Emerald Point N.A.S.

 

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