Walt Disney Childhood Home Chicago Walter Elias Disney (/ˈdɪzni/;[1] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars Read More
Category Archives: Illinois
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Dixon Illinois and his Westside Manor Los Angeles California
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is the house located at 816 South Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois, in which the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan lived as a youth beginning in 1920. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The home is open to visitors from April to October. In the posh Westside pocket called Read More
Kanye West Childhood Home, Chicago Illinois
Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, producer, and fashion designer.[2] His music draws from a range of genres, including hip hop, soul, baroque pop, electro, indie rock, synth-pop, industrial, and gospel. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a Read More
Ferris Bueller House, Highland Park Illinois
The Ben Rose / Ferris Bueller House is a private residence designed by modernist architect A. James Speyer, a student of Mies van der Rohe and built in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois in 1953.[1] The property sits “surrounded by trees in a ravine” and “was held up as a model for steel home craftsmanship.”[2] Textile artist Ben Rose and his wife, Francis, moved Read More
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the Springfield, Illinois home and a historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, before becoming the 16th President of the United States. The home was purchased by Lincoln and his wife in 1844 and was the only home that Lincoln ever owned. Their children, four sons, Read More