Chicago Bunny

Say Chicago and a bunch of great stuff comes to mind. And you can now add Playboy to the list. Yes, Playboy was started in Chicago, at Apt 6052 S. Harper Street.

In December of 1953, Hugh Hefner printed his first magazine after scrapping up the $8000 he needed to run a printing. He didn't seem to know if the idea would take off as he didn't number the issue. With a nude, never-before-seen centerfold of Marylin Monroe included, and sporting her on the cover as well, the magazine took. Within weeks Playboy had sold close to 54,000 copies. 

And the rest is history.