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| The Uptown Theatre, which opened in 1925 and has been closed since 1981, is, perhaps, the most photographed and documented cinema building of our time. Located at 4816 N. Broadway in Chicago, its tremendous success of serving an estimated 65 million patrons and its long tenure as an endangered historic landmark have earned it international acclaim and concern.
It boasts a peculiar kind of fame for a building constructed for the express purpose of tremendous commercial enterprise, having been named endangered by the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois twice. In its day, the Uptown was the apex in themed entertainment.
It is also a strange thing, for those who live near, do maintenance on and promotion for what is said to be the largest surviving free-standing theater building in the United States, particularly because this over-scaled venue is closed, mysterious and strictly off-limits. Friends of the Uptown |
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