"We invented fun."
-- Bob Snow
Bob Snow, an entrepreneur who had a vision to revitalize a stretch of downtown Orlando in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 82.
Snow’s enterprises began with Church Street Station, an entertainment and dining complex that opened in summer 1974. It eventually drew millions of tourists annually — frequently by the busloads — with themed businesses named Rosie O’Grady’s Good Time Emporium, Cheyenne Saloon, Apple Annie’s Courtyard, Lili Marlene’s Aviator’s Pub and Phineas Phogg’s Balloon Works.
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