"what is that building?"

Is it vacant? Who do you think played there? What happened to it? All these questions have been asked about the Uptown Theater.

The theater sits on N. Broad Street, near Dauphin, and is 0.2 miles North of Temple University. The once bustling theater known to house some of the country's best Black musical talent, rests vacant. The theater opened February 16, 1929 for the Warner Bros. Theater circuit.

Uptown Theater on 2400 N. Broad St. Photographed in Feb. 2023.

The Uptown Theater on opening day: Feb. 16, 1929. Photograph uploaded to Cinema

Treasures in Feb. 2016.