May I suggest that you visit http://www.chicagosuptowntheater.com and read up on what’s presented there. If you contact those working at this site— who include a former owner of the Uptown and David Balaban of Balaban & Katz among others— they will be able to furnish you with a detailed history of the theatre (including original documents) as well as updating you on the problems that have plagued the Uptown’s restoration efforts. They should be most helpful to you in your film project.
David Balaban was kind enough to speak of the following website and those who are trying to preserve the Uptown, perhaps so that the performing arts may continue to enrich the lives of future generations within the beauty of this restored cinema palace: http://www.chicagosuptowntheater.com
Compass Rose & others helping keep the Uptown preservation in the public eye,
Thank you and keep up the good work. There seems to be a timing for all things: a time when efforts seem to fail; and a time when they finally bear fruit. But only by persevering, especially in worthy causes such as preserving this glorious venue, can we finally see success!
The naysayers argued why the Grand Central Staion in NYC should be demolished to make way for modern development; but many fought to presevre her (including Jackie Kennedy) and finally she was saved from the wrecking ball. The GCS had deterioarated as badly or worse than the Uptoen, thousanbds of homeless people slept in her rat, and cockroach infested lower levels; but look at her now after her wondrous restoration!!! Restored to her former glory and then some through the efforts of arts loving, history preserving people like all of you!!
Keep up your faith and good work and all will be well when the day is done.
Thanks Brian. I was a bit confused by the references to the two “Terminals.” The Terminal I knew growing up in the late forties and fifties (going back several decades as shown in a picture of this theater on this site) was the large theater on the South side of the street (with the large vertical marquee), while the Metro was on the North side closer to Kimball Ave. When did the Terminal change its name to the Metro?
Dear Michael,
May I suggest that you visit http://www.chicagosuptowntheater.com and read up on what’s presented there. If you contact those working at this site— who include a former owner of the Uptown and David Balaban of Balaban & Katz among others— they will be able to furnish you with a detailed history of the theatre (including original documents) as well as updating you on the problems that have plagued the Uptown’s restoration efforts. They should be most helpful to you in your film project.
Best of luck,
Richard Cohen
David Balaban was kind enough to speak of the following website and those who are trying to preserve the Uptown, perhaps so that the performing arts may continue to enrich the lives of future generations within the beauty of this restored cinema palace:
http://www.chicagosuptowntheater.com
Compass Rose & others helping keep the Uptown preservation in the public eye,
Thank you and keep up the good work. There seems to be a timing for all things: a time when efforts seem to fail; and a time when they finally bear fruit. But only by persevering, especially in worthy causes such as preserving this glorious venue, can we finally see success!
The naysayers argued why the Grand Central Staion in NYC should be demolished to make way for modern development; but many fought to presevre her (including Jackie Kennedy) and finally she was saved from the wrecking ball. The GCS had deterioarated as badly or worse than the Uptoen, thousanbds of homeless people slept in her rat, and cockroach infested lower levels; but look at her now after her wondrous restoration!!! Restored to her former glory and then some through the efforts of arts loving, history preserving people like all of you!!
Keep up your faith and good work and all will be well when the day is done.
Thanks Brian. I was a bit confused by the references to the two “Terminals.” The Terminal I knew growing up in the late forties and fifties (going back several decades as shown in a picture of this theater on this site) was the large theater on the South side of the street (with the large vertical marquee), while the Metro was on the North side closer to Kimball Ave. When did the Terminal change its name to the Metro?