Rosie O’Grady’s Good Time Emporium – closed

From the Orlando Sentinel:

Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Emporium -- the signature nightclub of Church Street Station since its opening in 1974 -- will close Aug. 1 (2001) as part of a redevelopment of the downtown entertainment complex, the new owners said Thursday.

Red Hot Mama Ruth Crews' booming voice has been absent for a year, and the Dixieland jazz band was laid off in 1999, but for years Rosie's was a must-see stop for residents and for tourists, many of whom were bused in from outlying hotels.

Google maps reveals an empty storefront on a brick street within the Church Street Station complex, across from the Cheyenne Saloon.

Red Baron

• 3 oz. lemon lime soda
• 2 ½ oz. half and half
• 2 oz. pina colada mix
• 1 oz. grenadine
• 1 maraschino cherry

Pour all ingredients except cherry over crushed ice in cocktail shaker. Shake well. Pour into glass and garnish with cherry.