Hef with Bunnies in Buffet Room Chicago Playboy Club. What pleasant memories.. Photo by James Fortune. The original club opened in Chicago in 1960, and more than. [7] [13] They were presented to the Door Bunny. These sophisticated watering holes only admitted members that held keys to the club, thus attracting local powerbrokers. I cant remember where I read it now, but Hefner said he moved into the Chicago mansion, in part, because it allowed him to centralize his work and his social lives. Rosenzweig and Teri Thomerson, Playboys publicity director, as well as representatives from the Chicago History Museum arent sure why the club opened on a Leap Day. Click here for a the story of Petes First Bunny in Baltimore, Back in the sixties, I would visit Chicago several times a year for business purposes, or for pleasure with my wife. Im thrilled to share my love of this citys busy past and unique architectural spaces with Chicago Detours. We'll start in an atypical location and tour along the river using 360-degree Google Street View (or should we say "Boat View"?) Yup, I said a script. With our Chicago neighborhoods, vibrant cultural institutions and nearly two centuries of larger-than-life stories, theres never a dull moment here! Frank Sinatra hanging out at the Playboy Club in Las Vegas back in the day. There was no retrospective in the citys glossy culture magazines, no historical timeline in either of the daily newspapers. .awformmain .formsection label{width: 100%;float: left;margin: 0 0 5px 0;padding-bottom:5px} 116 E. Walton Street Chicago, Il Playboy Towers Opened November 1, 1970 163 East Walton Place Chicago, Il 60611 Feb 29, 1960 - March 1972 New Playboy Club Opened 1972 around the corner from the Towers at 919 N Michigan Ave. Chicago, Il 60611 (Playboy Building) March 1972 1960 N Lincoln Park West Chicago, Il Sept 1980 - June 1986 . Inside the Chicago Playboy Mansion Burt Glinn Magnum Photos The flagship Chicago location was so successful in its inaugural year that, it not only become the busiest club in the world, but it was also the first of 40 locations each being referred to by Newsweek as a Disneyland for adults. The Chicago Playboy Club was a key addition to the swanky Magnificent Mile hotel bar district, and helped solidify the greater Rush and Division Street area as one of the most happening areas in the country during the 1960s.
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