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Chicago Liquor License No. 1 - the first establishment to receive a license when Prohibition ended. The original license hangs on display. German restaurant since 1898.
Everything that was here
- 1898–present · still open
The BerghoffGerman Restaurant & Bar
Chicago Liquor License No. 1 - the first establishment to receive a license when Prohibition ended. The original license hangs on display. German restaurant since 1898.
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