A male dancer in a sequined pant suit poses on stage with four female dancers in bikini-style costumes and western-style hats. The Playboy hotel was originally named The Knickerbocker, and has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. After completing a multi-million dollar renovation in 2008, the hotel has reinvented itself once again. However, the elegant two-storied lobby still honors the hotel's historic past, with marble ornaments and wood moldings. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

Two Minsky's cast members dancing in front of the band instruments.

Harold Minsky making a phone call in a hotel room. One bed is covered with posters and photographs.

Harold Minsky seated in front of a stone wall taking a phone call.

Pictured from left to right: Gordon Beck - Dunes Hotel; electrician; Madam Kamarova, and Harold Minsky during rehearsal at Dunes Hotel. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard

Pictured left to right: Eddie Lynch, producer and director, and Harold Minsky hold a fur costume piece backstage at a rehearsal at the Dunes Hotel. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard

Harold Minsky standing in front of an art print as a topless showgirl wearing a white lace bikini bottom poses for the camera.