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Visitors line up to enter the birthplace of Walt 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. Disney was born on the home’s second floor in 1901 and lived there until his family moved to Missouri in 1906. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Visitors line up to enter the birthplace of Walt 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. Disney was born on the home’s second floor in 1901 and lived there until his family moved to Missouri in 1906. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
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According to Walt Disney Birthplace, Chicago attempted to designate the property as a historical landmark in 1991, but the owner fought the designation and won. Today, the new owners are working with the city to restore the home to its 1901 state.

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