41 - Gary's Birthplace

4113 Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gary Gygax grew up in his maternal grandparent Burdick's home in Chicago. It was a two-flat near Graceland Cemetery and Montrose Beach in Uptown, just blocks from Wrigley Field. After a fight between Gary's group of friends, The Kenmore Pirates, and the kids across the street, the Kenmore Indians. Gary's parents decided it was best to relocate to the quiet resort town of Lake Geneva