100 Maple St. Building B, Stoneham, MA 02180 Inventor Legends Many food historians credit 16-year-old Lionel Sternberger, who in 1924 decided to slap a slice of American cheese (what else?) Thank you, Lionel Sternberger. A History of the Burger: From Ancient Rome to the Drive-Thru Invention of the Cheeseburger Historical Marker The history of the cheeseburger: Almost as satisfying as a burger ... It seems to be a happy coincidence that Lionel Stern berger was responsible for the first cheese burger. In 1940, he was 34 years old and lived in Pasadena, California, with his wife, Helen. Sternberger was a consensus all-American with the Aggies, catching 48 passes and 10 touchdowns. Pasadena honors Sternberger's fortitude, heroism and culinary innovation during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week. The cheeseburger was invented by Lionel Sternberger in Pasadena in 1926. On National Cheeseburger Day, the Best Deals Are in ... - Pasadena Now Yummy Origin Stories: The Cheeseburger Santa Monica , United States of America. Lionel Sternberger worked at "The Rite Spot", his father's sandwich shop in Pasadena, California, when he was 16 and one claim is that he invented the first cheeseburger in 1926. 40 Smart Innovations of the 1920s Still In Use - InventGEN In 1922 Lionel Sternberger at the Rite Spot Cafe at 1500 West Colorado in Pasadena was the first person documented to have put cheese on a burger and served it to a customer. According to modern-day Pasadena historians, the cheeseburger was invented in Pasadena in January 1924 by a 16-year-old short-order cook named Lionel Clark Sternberger. Lionel Sternberger invents the cheeseburger in Pasadena. National Today talks about two versions of the cheeseburger invention story. at his sandwich shop, the Rite Spot, in Pasadena, California, in 1927 - without question the true origin of this food favorite.