Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium, 1989

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Title

Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium, 1989

Alternative Title

Rosie O'Grady's

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Restaurants--Florida

Description

Gertrude Welsh at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium in 1989. Rosie O'Grady's was a restaurant that was once part of the Church Street Station entertainment complex in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The original site was occupied by a railroad depot built around 1883 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). The depot was designed by T. B. Cotter in the Queen Anne/Eclectic Victorian style and constructed by Henry B. Plant (1819-1899). The building was demolished around 1890 and the current Church Street Station Depot was constructed by the South Florida Railroad on the same lot. The site also served the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, and the Orlando and Winter Park Railway. In 1926, the Orlando Health/Amtrak station took over passenger operations, but Church Street Station continued to serve as a ticket outlet and freight station until 1972.

In 1973, a Dixieland-theme entertainment complex was established between the railroad tracks and Garland Avenue in seven vacant buildings for $22 million. The depot itself houses retail shops. The depot was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1978. In 1988, the complex was expanded to include the Church Street Exchange and the Church Street Market. The development was led by Bob Snow and Steve Fuller and sold in 1989 for $61 million. The complex peaked in the 1980s, drawing approximately 1.7 million visitors a year. Due to failure to compete with major theme parks, visitor attendance dwindled and the complex was sold in 2001, only to close shortly after.

Source

Original color photograph, 1989: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.

Date Created

ca. 1989-01

Contributor

Cepero, Nancy Lynn

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original color photograph, 1989.

Is Part Of

Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

139 KB

Medium

1 color photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Mulligan, Michael. Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008.
"Episode 34: Disney and Smaller Attractions." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep34-Attractions.mp3.

Transcript

ROSIE O'GRADY'S[sic]

FLAMING HURRICANE

WHISKEY

Collection

Citation

“Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium, 1989,” RICHES, accessed March 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4410.

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