Move into the Original Playboy Mansion - Chicago Magazine
While it has been decades since publishing mogul Hugh Hefner occupied the stately mansion at 1340 North State Parkway in the Gold Coast, its legacy as a Playboy party house and Bunny burrow...
A Look at the Future of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion - HGTV
Hugh Hefner's passing on September 27 at age 91 marks a new start for one of the world's most famous homes. Although the original Playboy Mansion was a 70-room, French-style estate in Hefner's native Chicago where the magazine was headquartered, Hefner later moved to Southern California where he bought the current Playboy Mansion in 1971 for $1 ...
Life as a Bunny: Inside the Early Days of Chicago’s Playboy Mansion …
Playboy, a brand now synonymous with sex, was launched by Hugh Hefner in the 1950s in Chicago. Hefner bought the iconic Playboy mansion in Chicago’s Gold Coast where his raucous parties became the stuff of legend.
Original Playboy Mansion Chicago | Chicago Gold Coast …
Built in 1899 by architect James Gamble Rogers for George Snow Isham, a wealthy Chicago surgeon, this (originally) 72-room stately structure was purchased by Hugh Hefner in 1959 for $400,000. It became the original Playboy Mansion, home to Mr. Hefner and his iconic bunnies during the 1960s and 70s.
Playboy Mansion - Wikipedia
The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who lived there from 1971 [2] until his death in 2017. Barbi Benton convinced Hefner to buy the home located in …
Inside the Chicago Playboy Mansion • Burt Glinn - Magnum …
Dec 7, 2016 · Founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, working on the floor in a hallway of his mansion. Chicago, IL., USA. 1966. Arguably the most successful magazine editor of all time, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was the first publisher to create not only a magazine but a lifestyle brand.
A Playboy’s guide to Hugh Hefner’s Chicago – Chicago Tribune
Sep 27, 2017 · Hefner working in his bedroom/office at the Chicago mansion. (Photo provided by Playboy Enterprises) After purchasing the Los Angeles mansion in 1971, Hefner spent less time in Chicago.
Original Playboy Mansion | Chicago, Illinois - Lonely Planet
The sexual revolution partied hearty for 15 years in the basement ‘grotto’ of this 1899 mansion. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner bought it in 1959 and hung a brass plate over the door warning Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare (Latin for ‘If You Don’t Swing, Don’t Ring’).
The Chicago Playboy Club and Hugh Hefner’s Mansion - PBS
Oct 18, 2024 · As the sexual revolution reached new heights, Hugh Hefner opened his Playboy Club – followed by the Chicago Playboy Mansion – in 1960. Aired 10/18/2024
Former Playboy Mansion - Choose Chicago
Former residence of Hugh Hefner—the founder of Playboy Magazine—this Original Playboy Mansion is famous for the legendary parties attended by iconic celebrities. Hefner purchased the mansion in 1959 and lived and worked there until 1971.