Original Chicago Names-- Part 6: The Palmolive Building, State of Illinois Center and Billy Goat

13.  THE LANDMARK PALMOLIVE BUILDING ON NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, WHICH HAS BEEN HOME TO SUCH LUMINARIES AS ACTOR VINCE VAUGHN, WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS:

A.  The Playboy Building
B.  The Palmolive Building
C.  Sears Tower

14.  THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CENTER IS THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR THE BUILDING NOW CALLED:

A.  James R. Thompson Center
B.  The Daley Center
C.  Everett Dirksen Center

15.  THE ORIGINAL BILLY GOAT TAVERN WAS CALLED:

A.  The Lincoln Tavern
B.  Belushi's Fancy Burgers
C.  The Cheezborger Factory

Answers:

13.  A and B.   When it was built in 1929, it was called the Palmolive Building and was the tallest structure in Chicago.  Playboy changed the name when they moved in and now it has reverted to the original name.

14.  A   Thompson was the governor of Illinois and the last former one who didn't go to jail, so the honor belongs to him.

15.  Well, A.  But Belushi and Cheezborger are forever linked to it thanks to the SNL sketch.

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