room, the St. Petersburg sports bar was emulated in a section called Ferg's Tap House, the third section was an indoor/outdoor oyster bar. The restaurant became a nightclub after 10:30 at night, restrooms were in shipping containers that looked like trains and a Tiki bar was open to the street. Ferguson began renovations with an ad campaign, "We've been working on the railroad", saying, "It's something we're going to build and have for a long time". It was listed for sale in 2017 for $4.7M. This venture closed on August 4, 2018. Recent developments Passenger rail service returned in 2014 when SunRail revamped the station as a commuter rail stop. A New Orleans themed event venue, The Orchid Garden, in the Church Street Station complex was renovated for $2M and open in 2014. Lincoln Property purchased most of the property of the Church Street Station in November 2017. Plans for large scale redevelopment are underway in 2020. Today in the immediate vicinity there are a number of restaurants and bars, an event venue, high-rise apartments and condominiums, and a franchise of the gay-themed restaurant Hamburger Mary's. The Amway Center across Interstate 4 an entertainment arena, within close walking distance of Church Street Station, opened in 2010. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA. In 2019 a local tour company planned to base their office and open a bar with live entertainment in the station. Timeline 1889: Station building constructed by South Florida Railroad 1926: Passenger service is discontinued at the station 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 Constellation Real Estate Group a subsidiary of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. for an estimated $48M. 1994: Church Street Station completes major expansion with a Presidential Ballroom for $5.5 million. 1998: Church Street Station loses $1M on revenue of $20.85M, attracts only 550,000 visitors. 1999: Baltimore Gas & Electric sells Church Street Station to Enic PLC, a British firm, for $11.5M. 2001: Enic PLC sells