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Uptown Theatre (other)
Uptown Theatre or Uptown Theater may refer to: * Uptown Theatre (Toronto), demolished * Uptown Theatre (Chicago), closed * Uptown Theater (Napa, California) * Uptown Theatre (Milwaukee), demolished * Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri) * Uptown Theater (Minneapolis) * Uptown Theater (Philadelphia) * Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) * Uptown Theater (Racine, Wisconsin) The Uptown Theater was a movie theater designed by Wade B. Denham and built in 1928 in the Uptown neighborhood of Racine, Wisconsin. Operating history The building first opened on May 2, 1928, as a live theater, sponsored by businessman Ernst Kli ... * Uptown Theatre (Winnipeg), now Uptown Lofts See also * Barrie Uptown Theater, Barrie, Ontario, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theatre (Toronto)
The Uptown Theatre was a historic movie theatre in Toronto, Ontario which was demolished in 2003. The entrance to the theatre was located on Yonge Street just south of Bloor. Like many theatres of the time (including the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre) it was constructed so that only the entrance was on a major thoroughfare while the main building fronted on a side street. A bridge connected the two buildings. Early history The 3000-seat theatre opened as Loew's Uptown Theatre in 1920, originally serving as a venue for both vaudeville and films. It was designed by acclaimed theatre designer Thomas W. Lamb. Although built for different chains, the Uptown Theatre and Pantages Theatre (today's Ed Mirvish Theatre) were sisters, designed by the same architect, and opened less than a month apart. The Uptown was smaller than the Pantages and with a much smaller lobby, but the two had similar Yonge Street entrances and their auditoriums were of the same style. The original paint colours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theatre (Chicago)
Uptown Theatre (also known as Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre) is a currently closed movie palace and concert venue located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Rapp and Rapp and built by Paschen Bros. contractors, it is one of the many movie palaces built by the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban, and their partner Sam Katz. The largest remaining in Chicago, it boasts 4,381 seats and its interior volume is said to be larger than any other movie palace in the United States, including Radio City Music Hall in New York. It occupies over of land at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Broadway in Chicago's Uptown Entertainment District. The mammoth theater has an ornate five-story entrance lobby, formerly with an eight-story façade. The Uptown Theater has been closed since 1981. While restoration was often discussed in the following decades, and several concentrated efforts were made to promote the Uptown's restorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Napa, California)
The Uptown Theatre is an entertainment venue located in Napa, California, United States. The theater is in an Art Deco style building that originally opened to the public in 1937. it is utilized as a concert and entertainment venue with a seating capacity of 863. History The theater was originally constructed as a movie and live entertainment venue. Built by owner at the time, Lawrence Borg, The Uptown made its public debut on August 12, 1937, showing the film Ever Since Eve. Borg sold the Uptown Theater as well as the Fox Theater which was also located in downtown Napa to the Blumfield theater chain in 1945. Blumfield upgraded the Uptown's projection system to a Cinemascope system in 1954. The theater's existing 23 foot screen was replaced with a 40 foot screen to accommodate the Cinemascope specifications. The theater was first divided in half in 1973 to create a two screen venue and again divided in the late 1986 in order to accommodate four screens showing second run movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theatre (Milwaukee)
Uptown Theatre was a 1,818-seat theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built by the Chicago architectural firm Rapp and Rapp C. W. & George L. Rapp, commonly known as Rapp & Rapp, was an American architectural firm famed for the design of movie palaces and other theatres. Active from 1906 to 1965 and based in Chicago, the office designed over 400 theatres, inclu ... and opened in 1926 or 1927. The theatre closed in 1980 and was demolished in 2001. References {{Coord, 43, 03, 40, N, 87, 58, 30, W, type:landmark_region:US-WI, display=title Theatres in Milwaukee Buildings and structures demolished in 2001 1920s establishments in Wisconsin Demolished buildings and structures in Wisconsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri)
The Uptown Theater is a Historic building, historic theater located in Kansas City, Missouri. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Uptown Building and Theater. History The original design for the Uptown was carried out by Kansas City architect Robert Gornall. Construction first began on the portion of the Uptown that would house offices and shops along Broadway. This office and retail portion of the Uptown was completed in November 1926. Gornall's plans also called for a theater to extend along the rear portion of the building, with a tower at the north end to serve as an entrance and foyer. As the office and retail portion of the Uptown was nearing completion, the footing was also poured for the theater portion of the Uptown; however work was halted until the Universal Film Company acquired the unfinished building in 1927. Austrian-born designer John Eberson was hired to complete the construction of the Uptown and oversee the decor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Minneapolis)
The Uptown Theatre is one of the oldest surviving theaters in the Twin Cities area. It was in active use from 1916 to 2020. History The theatre was originally opened as the Lagoon Theater on June 3, 1916. A name change to the Uptown on April 11, 1929, coincided with the installation of sound equipment and a screening of ''The Dummy''. A fire broke out in the ventilation system during ''Trade Winds'' on April 25, 1939, but the cinema was rebuilt soon after by the firm of Liebenberg & Kaplan. This new Uptown Theatre re-opened on November 16, 1939, with '' The Women''. It was designed in streamline moderne, with two incised roundels on the exterior stone facade that portrayed themes of travel and adventure in cinema. Murals in the auditorium depict early explorers gazing at the future Minneapolis and the Father of the Waters presiding over water sprites that symbolize the lakes of the city. The Uptown closed in 1975 but was purchased and re-opened by the Landmark Theatres cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Philadelphia)
The Uptown Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as ''Uptown Theater and Office Building'', is an Art Deco building built in 1927. It was designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm of Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris. The Uptown Theater is located on 2240 N. Broad Street. It became a major venue on the Chitlin' Circuit, from 1951–1978. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It briefly reopened as a church in the 1980s until water damage occurred and caused it to close in 1991. In 2001, the ''Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation'' bought the building with plans for renovation. Beginnings Opened on February 16, 1929, the 2,040 seat, 50,000 square foot Uptown Theater was built for sound, specifically the new talkies of the time, made by Warner Brothers. Designed by Louis Magaziner, it featured a lavish interior, with four floors of office space above. The interior consisted of stained glass, high ceilings, and terracot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Washington, D , Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Uptown Theatre or Uptown Theater may refer to: * Uptown Theatre (Toronto), demolished * Uptown Theatre (Chicago), closed * Uptown Theater (Napa, California) * Uptown Theatre (Milwaukee), demolished * Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri) * Uptown Theater (Minneapolis) * Uptown Theater (Philadelphia) * Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) * Uptown Theater (Racine, Wisconsin) * Uptown Theatre (Winnipeg), now Uptown Lofts See also * Barrie Uptown Theater Barrie Uptown Theater (formerly Imperial 8 Cinema) was a movie theatre in downtown Barrie, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Theater (Racine, Wisconsin)
The Uptown Theater was a movie theater designed by Wade B. Denham and built in 1928 in the Uptown neighborhood of Racine, Wisconsin. Operating history The building first opened on May 2, 1928, as a live theater, sponsored by businessman Ernst Klinkert., and known as the Majestic Theater. Its single stage with 1,292 seats was built on a hillside, using the natural slope of the land in its design. With The building included eight apartments, for actors to stay in during runs. The Majestic Theater closed in 1930, but it was converted into a cinema, and it reopened in 1940, now called the Uptown Theater. It closed once again in 1953, but reopened again the next year, before permanently closing at the end of 1959. History after closing After the Uptown Theater closed, its lobby was converted into retail space which became the Avenue Frame Shop. This store remained open for decades, but has recently closed. In 1981, a group called Preservation Racine set out to restore some of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Road (Winnipeg)
Academy Road is a street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from the Maryland Bridge to Wellington Crescent, just west of Route 90 (Kenaston Boulevard), and actually intersects with Wellington at both its east and west ends. Academy Road is located in the residential neighbourhood of River Heights and has many retail stores along it. The speed limit along the street is 50 km/h. History Academy Road was named after St. Mary's Academy, a private school for girls that lies on the portion of the road just south of the Maryland Bridge. The portion west of Cambridge Street was originally named Godfrey Avenue but was renamed Academy Road in the 1930s. It was originally served by "Broadway" street cars, but the route became known later on as "Academy Road" when this section became the more important portion of the route. Points of interest Some points of interest along Academy Road include: * St. Mary's Academy, the private school for which Academy Road is named after, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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