It boasts a peculiar kind of fame -- having been twice-named endangered by the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois -- for a building built for the express purpose of tremendous commercial enterprise. The Uptown was themed entertainment of its day.

It is also a strange thing, no doubt, for those who live near and do maintenance and promotion for what is said to be the largest, surviving freestanding theater building in the United States , particularly because this over-scaled venue is closed, mysterious and strictly off-limits. (by Andy Pierce)

Thanks to Andy Pierce and Friends of the Uptown