Apple Annie’s and Nostalgic Fantasy
By Travis Puterbaugh From the Spring 2024 Edition of Reflections Magazine In 1985, Lee Pharr, the art director for Church Street Station, said, “We’re trying to create an ambiance here that’s almost nostalgic fantasy.” The downtown Orlando entertainment complex – which opened on July 19, 1974, and helped transform downtown
Creating Church Street Station
“When we were goin’ and blowin’,” Bob Snow says Church Street Station “had such a reputation.” In its prime in the 1980s, it was one of the premier attractions in Florida. Lili Marlene's Aviator's Pub and Restaurant was the "top-grossing restaurant in the state until Hard Rock.”