Church Street Station (Orlando) - Timeline

Timeline

• 1972: Entrepreneur Bob Snow announces plan for a downtown Orlando entertainment complex.
• 1974: Snow opens Rosie O'Grady's.
• 1976: The station is added to the National Register of Historic Places
• 1982: Cheyenne Saloon & Opera House opens.
• 1985: Church Street Station draws 1.7 million visitors, making it the fourth-largest tourist attraction in the state after Walt Disney World, Sea World and Busch Gardens.
• 1988: Snow sells 50 percent interest in Church Street Station.
• 1989: Snow sells remainder of his interest to a subsidiary of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.; total cost of the two-step deal: $61 million to $82 million.
• 1994: Church Street Station completes major expansion with a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2) Presidential Ballroom for $5.5 million.
• 1998: Church Street Station loses $1 million on revenue of $20.85 million, attracts only 550,000 visitors.
• 1999: Baltimore Gas & Electric sells Church Street Station to Enic PLC, a British firm, for $11.5 million.
• 2001: Enic PLC sells Church Street Station to F.F. South & Co. for $15.9 million
• 2002: Lou Pearlman buys into Church Street Station, later becomes majority owner.
• 2007: Pearlman's financial troubles trigger foreclosure lawsuit against Church Street Station.
• 2007: Cameron Kuhn (Developer) purchased church street station at bankruptcy court auction due to financial issues of former owner Lou Pearlman Trans Continental Empire. The property was purchased by Kuhn for $34.1 million.
• 2008: Church Street Station retail opens including The Cheyenne Saloon by Bob Snow, Bliss Ultra Night Club, Brick and Fire Pizza and Wine Company, Ceviche Tapas Restaurant and Bar, The Dessert Lady and Hamburger Mary's.
• 2008: Lender Tremont Net Funding LLC file to foreclose on the property while Mr. Kuhn tries to retain control & negotiate the re-sell of the complex.
• 2010: Historic Church Street Station RR FRISCO 0-6-0 Switcher #3749 Locomotive which has been on display for many years at the station was put up for sale.
• 2010: The Amway Center arena opened on West Church Street and is already bringing an influx of business to Church Street vendors and establishments. In the long term the new arena is expected to at least stimulate partial revitalization to the complex.