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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = [[Image:SevilleQuarterLogo.png|center|Seville Quarter]]
==History==
[[Image:RosieOGradysWarehouse.jpg|thumb|left|The original "Rosie O'Grady's Warehouse," photo © © Nelson K. Hamilton]]
Seville Quarter was founded by [[Bob Snow]], a Dixieland trumpet player and former [[Navy]] pilot. It opened in the former [[Pensacola Cigar and Tobacco Company]] building as "Rosie O'Grady's Warehouse" in August [[1967]].
In [[1972]], Snow began a similar venture in Orlando called [[Wikipedia:Church Street Station (Orlando)|Church Street Station]], which benefitted greatly from that area's tourism boom. His attentions divided, Snow sold Seville Quarter in [[1984]] to a group of investors who later defaulted on their payments. Despite doing $4 million in business for the year, the complex was forced to close.
Snow bought it back in [[1986]], but remained too occupied by Church Street Station and other projects to run the smaller business, so it remained boarded up. He said while seeking a buyer, "The terms are very negotiable ⦠… I'm anxious to dump it."<ref>"Snow sets $3.5 million price for Seville Quarter." ''Nation's Restaurant News'', February 22, 1988.</ref>
It was finally purchased by Willmer Mitchell in [[1988]], who now runs the business with his wife and seven children.
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Image:SevilleQuarter2.jpg
Image:RosieOGradysMarquee.jpg|An old Rosie O'Grady's marquee promoting performers and drink specials. Photo © © Nelson K. Hamilton.Image:BobSnowSings.jpg|Bob Snow sings with the "Rosie O'Grady's Sixie, Racing & Marching Society Jazz Band." Photo © © Nelson K. Hamilton.
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