Eat your heart out, Clark Griswold!
The character in the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" who created an over-the-top holiday display would be envious of the scores of Quad-Citians who have decked their halls -- and trees and walls, and houses and garages -- with dozens of decorations.
We recently issued a call for readers to tell us about any Christmas decorations that shouldn't be missed, and the following addresses were submitted.
Take a drive this weekend and check some of them out!
ANDALUSIA
- 411 4th St. West: "Many nice displays in Andalusia. Ours is at 411 4th St. West in Andalusia. My husband made all the wooden decorations. He is 81 and enjoys putting up the decorations each year. Lots of lights also."
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BETTENDORF
- 2311 Olympia Drive: "We and our neighbors right next door are all decked out for the holidays! Cars slow down and honk at our display of lights! The neighbor across the street calls us to shut some lights off so they can run their microwave (funny neighbors)!"
EAST MOLINE
- 3540 3rd St. A: "Entire two blocks have same trees. When someone moves, they leave trees for new owner. Originally made by Bob Bush, first house in addition. Now another neighbor makes them for new owners."
- 4356 4th Ave.
- 1150 46th Ave.: "There are about 25 homes on our block that put up some kind of decorations, and we still get cars coming by to look and take pictures. ... They go on at 5 p.m., off around 11:30."
GENESEO
- 12302 N. 2100th Ave.: "My husband and I put up over 10,000 red/white/blue lights every year to honor our veterans. Bob is a Vietnam veteran, and we invite you to drive by and see our patriotic display. Our lights will be on through New Year's' Eve."
HAMPTON
- 606 and 610 10th Ave.: "Tens of thousands of lights and over 80 inflatables."
MILAN
- 11716 3rd St.: "40 blow molds of Santa, elves, snowmen, Nativity, etc. LED changing roof lights. LED house, window lights, deer and trees, candy canes."
MOLINE
- Quad-City Music Guild, 1584 34th Ave.: "The upper drive loop at Prospect Park -- 30,000-plus Christmas lights displayed around the loop drive, down the walkway, and on the building marquee."
- 3511 39th St.
- 1138 49th St.
- 3429 52nd St.: "Bright festive lights for the dark winter nights!"
ROCK ISLAND
- 502 18th Ave.: "Inside white-light Christmas tree. Kaleidoscope projection lights on three sides of house and garage."
- 2116 24th St.: "A Christmas Story" theme.
- 4027 25th Ave.
- 4210 28th Ave.
- 957 34th Ave.
