Uptown Chicago became a summer resort town for downtown dwellers, and derived its name from the Uptown Chicago Store, which was the commercial center for the community.
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10 Facts About Uptown Chicago
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Uptown Chicago developed a reputation as "Hillbilly Heaven" in the 1950s and the 1960s.
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Historical images of Uptown can be found in Explore Chicago Collections, a digital repository made available by Chicago Collections archives, libraries and other cultural institutions in the city.
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The Margate Park community, as well as much of the Uptown Chicago neighborhood of which it is a part, is a popular and thriving home to many of the city's LGBT residents.
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Uptown Chicago Theatre is a large, ornate movie palace with almost 4,500 seats.
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The Uptown Theatre was designed by famous movie palace architects, Rapp and Rapp, who designed the Chicago Theatre in the Chicago Loop.
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However, on August 18,2008, the Uptown Theatre was sold to Jam Productions Ltd, a Chicago-based music promoter who has committed to bringing a spectacular entertainment venue comparable to the Chicago Theatre in the Loop's Theatre District downtown.
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In November 2019, the Uptown Chicago Tribune reported that the start of the renovation was still stalled due to slow private fundraising needed for the project.
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In 1957, The Theater Cafe was converted to an ice skating rink, called Rainbo Arena, which was a practice rink for the Uptown Chicago Blackhawks including the year they won the 1961 Stanley Cup.
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Promoter Paddy Harmon, who later developed Dreamland Ballroom and the Uptown Chicago Stadium, found that black jazz bands were popular with the Arcadia Ballroom late night crowds.
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