Bull & Finch Pub
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bull & Finch Pub is a bar / restaurant located on Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, across from the Boston Public Garden. The Bull & Finch is best known around the world as an inspiration for the bar from NBC television sitcom Cheers which ran from 1982-1993. The show used the Bull & Finch exterior for the series' establishing shots of the namesake bar Cheers. No interior shots were used, and the interior does not resemble that of the Cheers bar.
On May 20, 1993, the night of "Cheers" series finale, there was a large party held outside of the bar to commemorate the event. Many people gathered outside the bar, and watched the finale on two large TV screens specially set up for the event. The cast of Cheers watched the finale inside the bar. On the episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired after the finale took place live at the party outside the bar, with many celebrities including sportscaster Bob Costas in the bar. Jay Leno walked into the bar and interviewed them. Later, Leno played many games with the Cheers cast inside the bar, and at the end of the show, the Cheers theme was played outside the bar.
The name changed to Cheers Beacon Hill. Since August 2001, there has been a branch location in Faneuil Hall.[1]. To capitalize on the popularity of the TV show, this location was built with a replica of the TV bar.
As of 2007, the Bull & Finch is owned by Tom Kershaw, who also owns The Hampshire House restaurant upstairs and the nearby restaurant 75 Chestnut.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- View on Google Maps - Includes a short video of the pub.
