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[[Seville Quarter]] is an entertainment complex in [[downtown Pensacola]] comprised of several "rooms," each with its own theme: '''Rosie O'Grady's''', '''Lili Marlene's''', '''Fast Eddie's''', '''Apple Annie's''', '''Palace Oyster Bar''', '''Phineas Phogg's''', '''End O'The Alley Bar''', and '''Heritage Hall'''. Founded in 1967 Seville Quarter was founded by [[Bob Snow]], a Dixieland trumpet player and former [[Navy]] pilot, Seville Quarter is now owned . It opened in the former [[Pensacola Cigar and operated by Tobacco Company]] building as "Rosie O'Grady's Warehouse" in August [[1967]]. [[Willmer Mitchell]], Snow's lawyer and partner, recounted that "Snow's Dixieland band was gaining a good bit of attention, as was his idea of opening a 'beer and peanuts' saloon in what was then an almost derelict area of Pensacola."<ref name="birthday">"Happy Birthday ROSIE!" ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 10, 2007.</ref> Mitchell helped Snow get the [[Citizens & Peoples Bank]] loan that enabled him to open the nightclub. The first performance was by banjoist Tutti Lockhart playing "Dear One, the World is Waiting for the Sunrise." Snow later joined in to play "The South Rampart Street Parade."<ref name="birthday"/> In [[1988]], the business was purchased by Mitchell, who operates the complex with his wife and children.
[[Image:SevilleQuarter1.jpg|thumb|left|Seville Quarter]]
==Heritage Hall==
[[Image:HeritageHall.jpg|thumb|right|Heritage Hall]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rosies.com/ www.rosies.com] - Official site
[[Category:Bars & nightclubs]]