Who are the people in your neighborhood?

I was born in Oak Park, on Marion Street. But I’m not famous.

However, in my sleepy little town of Cary, in the woods right next to my house, was the home of the Curtis candy family. Years after they had moved out, and while I lived a good 20 miles from here, I dated a guy who lived in the house. Little did I know me & Mr. K would be a couple and live right next door.

Anyhoo, the house went into disrepair and was abandoned. Then teenagers drank beer and smoked cigarettes in it and it burned to the ground. I do have a couple photos of Kid Kalhoun playing outside it when he was a wee tyke. It wasn’t lavish, but it is my mini brush with fame.

Didn’t Frank Lloyd Wright live in Oak Park as well for a lot of years? I know his home is a big tourist attraction.