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    Walt Disney’s childhood home in Chicago opens doors for first public tours

    by Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2023 3 minutes
    A 1905 picture of Walt Disney and his sister Ruth is displayed in the parlor as visitors tour the childhood home of Disney at the corner of North Tripp Avenue and West Palmer Street in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood on Oct. 15, 2023, during Open House Chicago.

    CHICAGO -- In Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, a modest two-story home sits on North Tripp Avenue. While typically unassuming, dozens of people lined up outside it Sunday, some in clothes featuring Mickey Mouse, waiting for a chance to peek inside the green and gray wood cottage.

    Walt Disney’s childhood home opened to the public for the first time this weekend as part of Chicago Architecture Center’s Open House Chicago. Organizers said they hope to keep Disney’s legacy alive, give insight into how the pioneer of animated

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