Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles

National Lampoon's Vacation

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Finding The Griswold Residence, The First Motel, Cousin Eddie's House, The Spot Where Clark First Sees The Hot Woman In The Red Car, The Hotel With The Pool, Cousin Norman's House, The Sonic Drive-Inn, The Spot Where Clark Gets Pulled Over And The Freeway Exit Where Clark Falls Asleep

Thank You To Many Other People For Their Discoveries On Some Of Those Other Locations Mainly The Contributors To The 80s Movie Rewind Website

Thank You To Lindsay From The Iamnotastalker.com Website For Telling Me About The Gas Station Location And The Picnic Area Where Clark Dances For The Hot Woman

Thank You To Chuck Snyder For Finding The Diner Location Where A Sleeping Clark Almost Hits The Man Leaving The Diner And For The Scene Where Clark Almost Hits The Dog While He Is Asleep

(0:02) The View Of Chicago / Looking Northwest From Olive Park, Chicago
(0:02) The Car Dealership / Star Ford; 900 S. Brand Avenue, Glendale (Note: Check Out Those Chicago Mountains In The Second Screen Shot)
(0:05) The Griswold Residence / 2310 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles
You Can Read More About This Location At Lindsay's Iamnotastalker Blog By Clicking This Link
(0:09) The Griswolds Driving By A Nice Fountain While Driving Out Of Chicago / Buckingham Fountain; 500 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago (Note: The View Is looking Northwest)
(0:11) Clark Trying To Fill The Car With Gas For The First Time / Little America Hotel Gas Station; 2515 E. Butler Avenue, Flagstaff Arizona
(0:13) The Griswolds Driving Into A Bad Part Of St. Louis / Warner Bros; Brownstone Street, Burbank
(0:14) Clark Asking The Man In The Suit For Directions / Warner Bros; New York Street, Burbank
(0:14) Clark Asking For Directions As The Men Steal The Hub Caps Off Of The Car / Warner Bros; Hennesy Street, Burbank
(0:17) A Totally Asleep Clark Exits The Freeway Onto A Surface Street / Exit 1 From The 134 Freeway Going East Crossing Cahuenga Blvd Going Into An Alley Behind The 7-Eleven Located At 10565 Riverside Drive, North Hollywood (Note: The Vendome Liquors Is Located At 10600 Riverside Drive)
(0:17) Driving Real Close To A Diner / Warner Bros Ranch; Park Boulevard, Burbank (Note: The Fake Diner Is No Longer There And It Use To Be Very Close To Where The Friends Fountain Is Located. (The Ranch Is Closed To The Public)
(0:17) Clark Still Asleep Driving Between Houses And Almost Hits A Dog / Warner Bros Ranch; Blondie Street, Burbank (The Ranch Is Closed To The Public)
(0:18) The First Motel Where Clark Slides Into The Parking Spot / Glendale Lodge; 1510 E. Colorado Street, Glendale (Note: The Motel Was Called The Town House Motel In The Movie And It Has Been Torn Down And Rebuilt Since The Movie Was Made)
(0:22) Dodge City Kansas / Warner Bros; Laramie Street, Burbank (Note: This Whole Section Of Their Backlot Has Been Torn Down)
(0:25) Clark First Sees The Hot Woman In The Red Car / Colorado 96 And US 50 E. At 41st Lane, Avondale, Colorado (Note: The House Seen In The Screen Shot Is On The South Side Of The Road Between 41st Lane And Chico Road And The Cars Are Traveling East)
(0:26) Cousin Eddie And Catherine's House In Kansas / 58909 Apple Road, Boone, Colorado
(0:37) The Picnic Area Where Clark Flirts And Shows Off For The Hot Woman / Shaw Creek Rest Area, 24863 US 160, South Fork Colorado (Note: This Is An Approximate Address As This Is On The North Side Of The Road A Little East Of El Dorado Lane)
(0:40) The Griswolds Stay In Tents At Kamp Komfort / Riverbend Resort; 33846 US 160, South Fork, Colorado
(0:44) Clark Being Pulled Over Because Of Dragging The Dog / 1901 County Road 124, Hesperus, Colorado (Note: The Camera Is Always Facing North In This Scene)
(0:47) At The Drive-In Restaurant / 1605 Main Street, Alamosa, Colorado (Note: This Was An Old Sonic Drive-In And The Shell Of The Building Is All That Remains)
(0:49) At The Next Hotel After They Lose Some Of Their Luggage / Coronado Hotel; 2130 Lake Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado
(0:51) The Jump Off Of The End Of The Closed Road / Monument Valley, Utah
(0:57) Clark Stumbling Back To Civilization And Finding His Family At A Mechanic Garage / Hampton Inn Of Monument Valley; U.S. 160, Kayenta, Azizona (Note: This Obviously Means The Small Garage Has Been Torn Down And The Hampton Inn Was Built In Its Place. This Is Located A Little West Of Where U.S. 163 Intersects U.S. 160 On The North Side Of The Road. The Round Tanks Seen In The Second Screen Shot Are Still There Today Across The Street To The South)
(1:00) The Hotel Exterior Where Clark Tries To Cash A Check / El Tovar Hotel; Grand Canyon Village, Grand Canyon National Park South Rim, Grand Canyon Village, Arizona (Note: The View Is Right Behind The Lodge)
(1:04) Cousin Normie's House Where They Drop Off Aunt Edna / 3025 W. Wilson Drive, Flagstaff, Arizona
(1:11) The Motel Where Clark Swims With The Hot Woman From The Red Car / Guesthouse International Hotel; 12500 Firestone Blvd, Norwalk
(1:18) Arriving At The Walley World Parking Lot And Getting The bad News From The Moose / Santa Anita Park; 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia
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(1:21) Walley World Amusement Park / Six Flags Magic Mountain; 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia
(1:22) Clark Going To A Gas Station / 1401 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica (Note: There Is No Longer A Gas Station There)
(1:22) The Sporting Goods Store Where Clark Got The Gun / 111 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica (Note: This Is No Longer A Sporting Goods Store And The Building Has Changed A Little Since The Movie Was Made)

Nothing In Common

Thank You To Robert From The Movie Locations And More Website For Telling Me About David Bashner's Mother's House

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Finding Andrew Woolridge's Estate

(0:03) David Basner Leaving The Airport / O'hare Airport; I-190, Chicago
(0:04) Basner's Office Building / 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago
(0:13) Max Basner's Apartment Building / 7742 N. Eastlake Terrace, Chicago
(0:18) David Basner's Mother Moving Into A New House / 1342 Kellam Avenue, Los Angeles
(0:20) Basner Going To A College To See Donna Martin Teach Theater / Northwestern University Annie May Swift Hall; 1920 Campus Drive, Evanston (Note: This Building Is Just South Of The Campus Library And He Goes In The East Entrance)
(0:23) The Merchandise Mart Where Max Works / 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago (Note: They Are Showing The West Entrance To The Building And It Has Changed Since The Movie Was Made)
(0:25) The Pool Where Charlie Gargas And David Basner Meet And Talk / Southeast Corner Of E. Benton Place And N. Field Blvd, Chicago (Note: That Area Is Raised So You Need To Enter The Building On The Randolph Street Side. Also, The Area Has Been Built Up Since The Movie Was Made So The Exact Outside View Can't Be Recreated With A Picture)
(0:30) The Hotel Entrance Where Basner Is Talking With Cheryl Ann Wayne / Still Searching For This Location
(0:35) Playing Golf / Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course; 3600 N. Recreation Drive, Chicago (Note: I Believe They Are Playing The Last Hole)
(0:37) Max Basner Gets Into A Car Wreck / E. 5th Street And Towne Avenue, Los Angeles (Note: He Is Just West Of The Intersection When He Crashes)
(0:38) David And Max In The Car Yard / 1168 N. Halsted Street, Chicago (Note: The View Is Looking Northwest And The Bridge Seen Is The Division Street Bridge)
(0:46) Andrew Woolridge's Estate / 65 Spring Creek Road, Barrington (Note: This Property Is Gated And The House Is Set Way Off The Road)
(0:47) She-Nanigan's Bar / 16 W. Division Street, Chicago
(1:00) A Sad Max Basner Next To The Lake / 1150 N. Lakefront Trail, Chicago (Note: He Is Straight East Of Elm Street. The Beach Area Has Changed A Lot Since The Movie Was Made As I Believe The Steps Are Now Gone)
(1:03) David And Max In A Parking Garage / Marina Towers; 300 N. State Street, Chicago
(1:08) David Playing Softball / Lake Shore Park; 808 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago (Note: The Field Itself Is About 50 Yards West Of There)
(1:16) Max Pretending To See The Doctor / Wrigley Building; 400 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
(1:46) The Hospital / Northwestern Memorial Hospital; 233 E. Superior Street, Chicago
(1:52) David And Donna Sitting And Talking With A Lake Behind Them / Northwestern University The Lakefill; Evanston (Note: The View Is Looking West Northwest)

Chicago Fire: Season 2 - Episode 5; A Power Move

(0:09) Going To A House That Was Hit By A Big Fallen Tree / 3420 W. Cortland Street, Chicago (Note: The Tree And The Left Part Of The House Was Fake As There Is Actually An Empty Lot There)
(0:18) Responding To A Man Who Impaled His Leg With A Rototiller / 2703 W. Logan Street, Chicago (Note: That Was The Best Screen Shot Opportunity As The Camera Made It Blur)
(0:21) Shay Getting Revenge On A Woman That Cut Off The Ambulance / W. Lake Street And N. Sangamon Street, Chicago (Note: The Camera Is Facing West On Lake Street)
(0:34) Benny Severide And Gail McLeod Talking By The Lake / North Avenue Beach; 1600 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(0:40) Game Day On Fire / 1870 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago

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