Uptown Theatre
312 S. Miller Street,
Sweet Springs,
MO
65351
312 S. Miller Street,
Sweet Springs,
MO
65351
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Additional Info
Architects: Carl Boller, Robert O. Boller
Firms: Boller Brothers
Functions: Housing
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The Uptown Theatre was opened on December 13, 1935 with George Raft in “She Couldn’t Take It”. It was gutted by a fire on September 5, 1945 with only the four walls left standing.
It was relocated and reopened on October 12, 1945 with Spencer Tracy in “Without Love”. It was closed in 1960 and was converted into apartments by 1964.
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Ken McIntyre
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The Uptown Theatre first appears in the 1937 edition of the FDY. The Uptown appears on David and Noelle’s list of known Boller Brothers theaters as a 1935 design, so it probably opened in 1936, but too late to be included in the Yearbook.
The Motion Picture Yearbook shows it open in 1936 but all the way through the late 1950’s it only listed it as seating 300.
The Uptown Theatre opened its doors on December 13, 1935 with George Raft in “She Couldn’t Take It” (unknown if extras added).
On September 5, 1945, a fire destroyed almost the entirety of the Uptown Theatre, with the exception of the exterior walls during an afternoon showing of “Those Endearing Young Charms” along with an unnamed cartoon. Nobody was injured but the fire cost an estimate $20,000 in damages. Following reconstruction, the Uptown Theatre was relocated and reopened on October 12, 1945 with Spencer Tracy in “Without Love” and an unnamed Western feature along with an unnamed cartoon and a newsreel.
The Uptown Theatre closed in 1960.