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...

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. He also opened the first of 30 Playboy clubs in Chicago, outfitting cocktail waitresses in heels and bunny tails.

2016年12月7日 · When looking for a home for Playboy in Chicago, Hefner’s bids for planning to build were hindered by city authorities. But then he heard of a remarkable three-story property at 1340 N. State Parkway, two blocks from Lake Michigan on Chicago’s famed Gold Coast.

2017年9月27日 · After purchasing the Los Angeles mansion in 1971, Hefner spent less time in Chicago. In August 1984, Playboy Enterprises leased the Chicago mansion to the School of the Art Institute for...

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 ...

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.

2017年9月27日 · Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy magazine, looks at a copy of the June issue on June 4, 1963, at his home in Chicago at 1340 N. State Parkway. The June issue carried a story and nude photo...

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’).

It was built for George Swift Isham and acquired by Hugh Hefner in 1959. Hefner divided his time between the Chicago mansion and the Mansion West [Los Angeles, California], moving full time to the California mansion in 1974. The Chicago mansion boasted a brass plate on the door with the Latin inscription: "Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare"

2024年10月18日 · 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 Genre