Uptown Theatre

CTL-E-2088 · Venue · theater · 1925-contemporary

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Historic 4,381-seat movie palace at 4816 N. Broadway, Chicago; opened August 18, 1925; designed by Rapp and Rapp for Balaban & Katz; closed to regular audiences since 1981.

The record

Also known as: Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre

Referenced by

Bob Marley & The Wailers at the Uptown Theatre (May 27, 1978) — held at → this record

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