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Church Street Station
Church Street Station became an Orlando entertainment destination when Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium opened it's doors in July 1974. Central Floridians and people from around the world enjoyed the music, laughter, food and fun that made CSS the stuff of memories. In July 2004, the 30th anniversary of the opening of Rosie's, an exhibit created by a Central Florida resident entitled "Church Street Station ... One Family Remembers," toured the Orange County Library System.
The exhibit was featured in a two page color story in the Orlando Sentinel entitled: "When the party's over; Back in the day, Church Street Station was the place to be. Memories of its good times are on display at the Orlando Public Library." August 5, 2004, pg. H1. This is the text of the flyer that accompanied the exhibit.
Church Street Station...One family remembers
Rosie O'Grady's Waiter's Welcome - Words and music by Bill Allred. Permission granted.
We'd like to welcome everybody to Rosie O'Grady's, the place where all the good times are!
You can forget about your taxes, the weather, the wars, and leave your other cares and woes outside our swinging doors.
Welcome everybody to Rosie O'Grady's, come in and belly up to the bar.
And if you do, it won't be long before you see why, we're rated up there with the flag and mom's apple pie!
Welcome everybody to Rosie O'Grady's, the place where all the good times are!
Sung by Rosie O'Grady's singing waiters, this was the first song performed each night, and every word was true!
July 2004 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium on Church Street in downtown Orlando. July 1974 marked the beginning of a marvelous adventure the likes of which the people of Orlando had not known before. Bob Snow brought his vision to life and it was enjoyed by millions of people who passed through those swinging doors for more than 25 years. "Church Street Station - One Family Remembers" is a tribute to all the people who made Church Street Station possible, before what it was passes completely from the public consciousness. For those of you who were around during the glory days - the 70's and 80's - you remember Church Street Station when Bob Snow was still it's heart and soul. For those of you who only experienced Church Street Station in the final years, and for those of you who will never experience the wonder and awe of it all, take a look at the photos, read some of the news clippings, peruse the "memories" here on display, and join us as one family remembers Church Street Station.
Read the rest of the flyer Church Street Station . . . One Family Remembers and then listen to the audio files, look at the videos, and look at all the images below! Then check out images from the Display at the Orlando Public Library.
Our family frequented Church Street Station usually arriving early to avoid paying the entrance fee which was waived for persons arriving before the first show started. We would visit all
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This is the table advertisement circulated at Rosie O'Grady's prior to the opening of Apple Annie's Courtyard. Church Street Station historic Orlando's complete entertainment & dining complex proudly
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This is the back of a postcard produced with images of the original configuration of Apple Annie's Courtyard before Phineas Phoggs Balloonery (Disco) broke through at the end of the
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This is the front of a postcard produced with images of the original configuration of Apple Annie's Courtyard before Phineas Phoggs Balloonery (Disco) broke through at the end of the
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The music group Mother's Choice were the featured band at Apple Annie's Courtyard. Sam and Susan Barnes and Charlie Lesink were very kind, singing the 8 ½ minute long
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This photo was shared with me by Holly and Dolly - two of the most identifiable Can Can Girls to ever dance on the bar at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time
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The music group Mother's Choice were the featured band at Apple Annie's Courtyard. Sam and Susan Barnes and Charlie Lesink were very kind, singing the 8 ½ minute long
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Postcard showing the cobblestone Church Street and scenes from Apple Annie's Courtyard after it was altered to create an entrance to The Exchange shopping and dining areas. Also shown is
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The Orchid Garden's house band, Rock-n-Soul, recorded a cassette of Christmas music in 1996 titled "Old Fashioned Holidays". Phil May, Donna Lamoureaux, and Clark Barrios in period garb and the
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Holly and Dolly are two of the most identifiable Can Can Girls to ever dance on the bar at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium. Holly and Dolly are twin sisters
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Black and white photo from 1973 of the bartenders at the East Bar at Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium at Church Street Station.
Black and white photo from a newspaper in 1979 - Holly and Dolly and another Can Can Girl at Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium holding the famous flaming hurricane specials.
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This is a photo of a very posh horse drawn carriage awaiting riders in front of Lili Marlene's Aviators' Pub and Phineas Phoggs Balloonery on Church Street on a pleasant
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Halloween night at the Orchid Garden Ballroom at Church Street Station. I'm dressed as "Kitty" a character from the Vegas style show band Clutch from Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium featured a Red Hot Mama, a hot Dixieland band, singing waitors and Can Can girls. The waitresses would slide down a fireman's pole from several floors
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My family lives in England. We visited Orlando regularly because we loved Church Street Station! This photo is from November 1995. My husband and children are standing in the middle
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Halloween at Church Street Station meant costumes, contests, street parties, friends and fun. Clark Barrios, lead singer of the band Rock n Soul was a former member of the Vegas
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My family and I live in England but were regular visitors to Orlando when Church Street Station was the place to be in Downtown Orlando. Every night Church Street was
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The locomotive parked at the Church Station was one of many purhcased and refurbished by Bob Snow when he first created the Church Street Station complex.
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Church Street Market was just across the railroad tracks and just east of Church Street Station. It was a shopping, dining and entertainment center located on both sides of Church
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Ruth Crews belted out songs at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium at Church Street Station for 25 years, making many friends and fans along the way. When Ruth retired, she
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The entire staff at Church Street Station gathered in Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium - from Rosie's, the Cheyenne, Lili Marlene's Aviators' Pub , Apple Annie's and Phineas Phoggs Balloonery.
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Ruth Crews belted out songs at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium at Church Street Station for 25 years, making many friends and fans along the way. Church Street Station creator
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Lead female vocalist and only female member of Rock n Soul, the house band at the Orchid Garden at Church Street Station relocated to Sarasota after Church Street Station closed.
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Every night, Tuesday-Saturday, the band Rock n Soul would wow audiences at the Orchid Garden at Church Street Station. The first show of the night was the "50's" show.
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Every Tuesday-Saturday night, the band Rock n Soul wowed audiences at the Orchid Garden at Church Street Station. Lead male singer, Clark Barrios, got a big surprise on his birthday in
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My family is from England but we visited Orlando often because we loved Church Street Station and the music of Rock n Soul in the Orchid Garden. Two of our
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All of Church Street Station was decorated for the holidays but none as beautifully as the Orchid Garden - the home of Rock n Soul. This photo was taken 21
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My family lives in England but we were frequent visitors to Orlando because we were big fans of Church Street Station and especially of the group Rock n Soul -
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My family is from England and our first visit to Orlando was in 1995. We were staying on I-Drive and met the police officers while they were on patrol. They
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We moved away from Orlando in 1976, but returned often and visited Rosie's everytime we were in town. In November 1982 we were in Leesburg, Florida to attend the wedding
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We moved away from Orlando in 1976, but returned often and visited Rosie's everytime we were in town. In November 1982 we were in Leesburg, Florida to attend the wedding
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This photo was taken in November 1982 from the second floor. This was Christopher's first time at Church Street Station and he loved the music at Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium.
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My family and I live in England, but we were frequent visitors to Orlando, in great part due to the houseband at the Orchid Garden Ballroom at Church Street Station
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In 1996, before Church Street Market was demolished to build the 55 West condos, we caught an Orlando Fire Department fire engine parked under the walk over that housed the
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Edvard visited Orlando in October 1988 to speak at UCF and give a talk at the Orlando Public Library. We invited Edvard to our home on Halloween night to see
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During the height of the Swing Dancing craze in the 90s, the Orchid Garden pushed back the tables and chairs, the band donned their 40's attire, added horns and had
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Behind the bandstand at the base of the two staircases that led down from the 2nd floor dance floor at the Orchid Garden were French doors that led out into a New Orleans style garden.
Audio Files - The Orchid Garden house band - "Rock-n-Soul"
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