Uptown Theater
The Uptown Theater is an Art Deco building situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1927 and was designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: former theater and movie theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “NUTEC”, “The Uptown Theater”, “Uptown Theater and Office Building”, “Uptown Theatre”, and “Uptown Theatre and Entertainment Center”
- Address: 48, 2240 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Doll Museum and Susquehanna–Dauphin station.
Philadelphia Doll Museum
Museum
The Philadelphia Doll Museum is located in Philadelphia at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture.
Susquehanna–Dauphin station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Susquehanna–Dauphin station is a subway station on the SEPTA Metro B in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the 2200 block of North Broad Street in North Philadelphia, between Susquehanna Avenue at the south end and Dauphin Street at the north end.
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
University
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture, frequently referred to by community members as simply Tyler, is part of Temple University, a large, urban, public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Tyler School of Art and Architecture is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Uptown Theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanton and North Philadelphia.
Stanton
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia West is a neighborhood that is located in the western central part of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, east of the Schuylkill River.
North Philadelphia
Photo: Seeminglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Philadelphia is a large area north of Philadelphia's Center City that includes many neighborhoods such as Northern Liberties, Kensington, Fishtown, Fairmount, the Spring Gardens, Templetown, Nicetown, and Tioga.
Hartranft
Neighborhood
Hartranft is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of North Philadelphia.
Uptown Theater
- Categories: theater building, office building, movie theater, and historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9874° or 39° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
-75.1565° or 75° 9′ 23″ westLevels
5Height
106 feet (32 metres)Open location code
87F6XRPV+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 705855038OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=theatreOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q7899456
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Uptown Theater” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “上城劇院”
- French: “Uptown Theatre”
- German: “Uptown Theatre”
- Spanish: “Uptown Theatre”
- Turkish: “Uptown Tiyatrosu”
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