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Uptown Theatre

Uptown Theatre is a currently closed movie palace and concert venue located in the neighborhood of , . 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.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: former movie theater, theater and music venue in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre”
  • Address: 4816 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riviera Theatre and Green Mill Cocktail Lounge.

Theater building
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The is a concert venue located on the north side of , , United States. is situated 350 feet south of Uptown Theatre.

Bar
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The is a bar and entertainment venue on Broadway in . The Green Mill's origins can be traced to the late 1890s.

Metro station
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Lawrence is an 'L' station on the 's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1117 West Lawrence Avenue in the neighborhood of , . is situated 450 feet east of Uptown Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uptown Square Historic District and West Argyle Street Historic District.

Neighborhood
The is a commercial historic district encompassing parts of Broadway and Lawrence Avenue in the neighborhood of , .

Neighborhood
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is a historic district in , Illinois. The historic district covers an area of about 41 acres along Argyle Street from Broadway to Sheridan Road, extending north to Winona Street in some areas and south toward Ainslie Street in others.

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Uptown is a scruffy, jazz-inflected neighborhood on the north side of . Within its boundaries, off to the side of the action, are the residential areas of Sheridan Park and Buena Park, and an exciting Southeast Asian community based around Argyle Street.

Uptown Theatre

Latitude
41.96955° or 41° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
-87.66009° or 87° 39′ 36″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Levels
2
Height
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
86HJX89Q+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210382283
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Geo­Names ID
4914563
Wiki­data ID
Q7899457
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