Believe it or not, there was a time in the not-too-distant past when downtown Orlando was indeed a tourist destination right up there with the Mouse and SeaWorld. Church Street Station had introductory and closing narration by Rex Allen, Sr. as well as visuals of the historic train station. From an article in the Orlando Sentinel: The Cheyenne Saloon & Opera House reopened Thursday night in downtown Orlando's Church Street Station to a mix of country ballads and booze -- and plenty of questions about whether it can survive its rebirth. The series ran for at least 8 years and the shows had performances by Roy Clark, Tanya Tucker, Eddy Raven, Patty Loveless, Porter Wagner, Dottie West, the Forrester Sisters, Mel Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Tom T. Hall, Kathy Mattea, Lynn Anderson, Carl Perkins, B.J. Located in the heart of Downtown Orlando, Church Street Orlando is home to the World Famous Church street Station that is the Utopia to an eclectic mix of world class dining, professional sports, live entertainment, night spots, theater and Orlando’s award winning Amway Center. The place contained five showrooms that offered live jazz, blues, country and Top 40 music, as well as retail stores, a midway and restaurants. Developed in 1972 by Pensacola entrepreneur Bob Snow, the space housed a number of businesses in a Dixieland Jazz Era-themed complex. If you're able to, please support the Photos of newly hatched albino alligators in Osceola CountyThis Florida bungalow for sale comes with its own private island, for less than $400KThis ultra-modern Orlando home blends seamlessly into its lakeside surroundingsAdopt one of Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando’s ‘Shelter Crushes of the Week’Every item from Walt Disney World up for sale at this weekend’s enormous Disneyland auctionThis elegant Orlando horse ranch is for sale just minutes from downtownAll parts of this site Copyright © 2020 Orlando Weekly.Remembering Church Street Station, one of Florida’s biggest tourist attractions

The stage was small but the amount of big name guests were colossal. The western-themed nightclub was a welcome addition to Orlando’s already established Church Street Station complex and would soon be selected as home to a national television show airing on The Nashville Network, TNN. These days, Church Street Station's most notable rooms, the Cheyenne Saloon and the Orchid Garden Ballroom, are available for private functions, including At a time when local-based reporting is critical, support from our readers is essential to our future.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful. These days, Church Street Station's most notable rooms, the Cheyenne Saloon and the Orchid Garden Ballroom, are available for private functions, including Orlando Weekly's Whiskey Business. Home to the historic Cheyenne Saloon and several other live venues, Church Street Station is a nightspot that never sleeps. The TV series also spawned several DVD's.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Relive the funniest moments that happened before the opening credits of "A half hour country music concert series that featured multiple performers. Entrepreneur Bob Snow opened Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium on July 19, 1974. In 1985, it attracted more than 1.7 million visitors, making it the fourth-largest tourist attraction in Florida, after Walt Disney World, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.But by the 1990s, Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando perfected their own downtown entertainment districts, which drew business away from Church Street, and by 2001, most of the businesses that were part of Church Street Station were failing or closed. The Cheyenne Saloon & Opera House, first opened in 1982, was tailor-made for country music. After changing hands several times, the property was foreclosed in 2009. Church Street Station had introductory and closing narration by Rex Allen, Sr. as well as visuals of the historic train station.