Heartbreak House (1922-1952)
- Sep 2, 2022
- 2 min read
The last home to be torn down for the freeway was amongst the first to go up in Whitley Heights: 6787 Whitley Terrace, otherwise known as the Heartbreak House.
The owners, Edwin “Ted” and Ruth Anderson, were wealthy Chicagoans “tired of the flatness” of the Windy City when they built upon “the highest hill we could find” in 1922. Protective of their architectural wonder, the couple shunned all requests for photoshoots.
They could do little about lookie-loos who stopped their cars to snap pictures. However, once they started peeking in the windows, curtains went up.
