Billy Goat Tavern Opens on Michigan Avenue in 1964
March 4, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via AOL.com
Dive down the stairs from Michigan Avenue near the Wrigley Building into the legendary Billy Goat Tavern, famous for its "Cheezborger, cheezborger" chant and sizzling double cheezborgers. Greek immigrant William "Billy Goat" Sianis launches the original spot in 1934 by buying the Lincoln Tavern across from Chicago Stadium, where a wayward goat inspires the name and mascot Murphy.
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