Chicago, with a population of nearly three million people (roughly one percent of the entire nation's inhabitants!) it's not hard to imagine that many of America's most famous people are current residents of Chicago homes or at least once had a home in the Windy City.
Here is but a small sampling of some of the more interesting Chicago homes ranging from minutely interesting to intriguingly gruesome.
Mae Jemison: First African-American Woman in Space
Mae Jemison grew up in Morgan Park, an upscale area of southern Chicago. There she attended Morgan Park High School. Mae was so smart, that she surpassed all the available math classes at her high school. Her thirst for knowledge drove her to show up to school before it started in order to attend Calculus tutoring, a class which wasn't offered at the time.
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Legend has it that while attending Steinmetz High School in northwestern Chicago, Hef was snubbed from an invitation list to join a hayride. The incident resulted in an image makeover by the future founder of Playboy Magazine.
It was at Steinmetz High that Hef was voted Most Likely to Succeed and Best Dancer.
After high school, Hef went on to serve in the Army during WWII then later graduated from the University of Illinois with a major in psychology and a double minor in creative writing and art. According to Hef, it was in college that he first conjured up the idea for Playboy Magazine.
After leaving Esquire magazine (because he was denied a raise) he decided to break out on his own. After raising $8,000 (including $1,000 from his own mother) he went on to publish his first famous issue of Playboy in 1953, featuring none other than Marilyn Monroe.
John Wayne Gacy: Chicago's Least Favorite Homeowner
When it comes to Chicago homes, few may be more famous than the home of rapist and murderer John Wayne
Here is but a small sampling of some of the more interesting Chicago homes ranging from minutely interesting to intriguingly gruesome.
Mae Jemison: First African-American Woman in Space
Mae Jemison grew up in Morgan Park, an upscale area of southern Chicago. There she attended Morgan Park High School. Mae was so smart, that she surpassed all the available math classes at her high school. Her thirst for knowledge drove her to show up to school before it started in order to attend Calculus tutoring, a class which wasn't offered at the time.
Mae participated in several …show more content…
Legend has it that while attending Steinmetz High School in northwestern Chicago, Hef was snubbed from an invitation list to join a hayride. The incident resulted in an image makeover by the future founder of Playboy Magazine.
It was at Steinmetz High that Hef was voted Most Likely to Succeed and Best Dancer.
After high school, Hef went on to serve in the Army during WWII then later graduated from the University of Illinois with a major in psychology and a double minor in creative writing and art. According to Hef, it was in college that he first conjured up the idea for Playboy Magazine.
After leaving Esquire magazine (because he was denied a raise) he decided to break out on his own. After raising $8,000 (including $1,000 from his own mother) he went on to publish his first famous issue of Playboy in 1953, featuring none other than Marilyn Monroe.
John Wayne Gacy: Chicago's Least Favorite Homeowner
When it comes to Chicago homes, few may be more famous than the home of rapist and murderer John Wayne