ecology of absence

Uptown Theatre

LOCATION: 4816 N. Broadway; Uptown; Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1925
ARCHITECT: Rapp and Rapp
DATE OF ABANDONMENT: 1981 - present
CURRENT OWNER: Lunn Partners

For a detailed history and many photographs of Chicago's landmark Uptown Theatre, see the website The Uptown Theatre, maintained by the advocacy group Friends of the Uptown. We will not attempt to paraphrase the great information that those folks have assembled, although we add our voices to theirs in calling for the restoration of this long-vacant gem, designed by the renowned brothers George and C.L. Rapp (who designed Chicago's famous Chicago Theater as well as St. Louis's Ambassador Theatre Building). Apparently the new onwers are interested in restoring the Uptown.


Images from May 13, 2004

        
        
  


Images from June 23, 2004

  

Image from September 16, 2004


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