Millburn Pennybags et al

Apparently the guy with the top hat and cane in the monopoly game had his name changed in 1999 to Mr. Monopoly. It was previously Rich Uncle Pennybags, or Millburn Pennybags. The guy who is behind bars in the jail is Jake the Jailbird and the police officer in the advance to jail square is Officer Edgar Mallory. Who knew?

By the way, ol' Millburn is a stab at the robber barons of the 19th century. Once vilified, several, such as Carnegie, Duke, Stanford and Vanderbilt, have schools named after them. Many others, such as Astor, Ford, Frick, Gould, and Morgan, contributed significant amounts of money towards libraries, museums and the arts in general.