“They’d previously been approached about using one of their former homes as a set location for Uncle Buck; while neither their former house or the home at 671 Lincoln Ave were a fit for that movie, it wasn’t long before the same scout dropped by with director Chris Columbus to pitch them another movie: Home Alone.

Having just recently retired, Abendshien dove headfirst into writing a memoir about his time owning what’s come to be known as the Home Alone house.”

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