
	Where results make sense

Topic: Uptown

Related Topics

Oakland, California

	Uptown, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The historical, cultural, and commercial center of Uptown is Broadway, with Uptown Square at the center.
		Uptown Square, at the center of the Uptown Entertainment District, was designated as a National Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
		Uptown is also a stop for Chicago Gangster tours, with many locations tied to famous gangsters such as John Dillinger, Al Capone, Machine Gun Jack McGurn, Roger "The Terrible" Touhy and others.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uptown,_Chicago (2525 words)

	Uptown
		The changes in Uptown's economy, population, and housing stock drew the attention of residents, business owners, community organizers, and public officials.
		Residents of Uptown who wished to distance themselves from its image of poverty and blight discovered a new way to protect their interests; they changed the public identification of their neighborhoods.
		Residents of the northern half of Uptown rediscovered the name “Edgewater” and in 1980 achieved recognition as a distinct community area, halving Uptown's population.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1293.html (742 words)

	Jazz Age Chicago -- General History of Uptown
		Uptown's greatest period of residential development began in the mid-1890s.
		Their presence in the neighborhood served to enliven Uptown's night life, but also troubled older residents who did not appreciate their love of jazz and willingness to use public space for identifying potential sex and marriage partners.
		These structures included the Uptown Theater (1925), the Aragon Ballroom (1927), the Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank on the southeast corner of Broadway and Lawrence (1926), and the headquarters of the Mutual Insurance Company on the southwest corner of Sheridan and Lawrence (1927).
	chicago.urban-history.org /district/uptown/uptown_3.htm (1047 words)

	Uptown, Chicago \| Exploring Chicago's Uptown neighborhoods
		Uptown's fate has been sealed by the composition of its housing stock - mostly small apartments.
		Jump into the Uptown Forum to share your thoughts about the future of the second hottest neighborhood in Chicago.
		The two developments to escape the snark (for the moment at least) are 4646 N Winchester (which is only a couple of blocks outside of Uptown's boundaries) and 917 W Agatite, in Buena Park.
	yochicago.com /neighborhoods/uptown (881 words)

	UPTown Columbus, Georgia
		Situated on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, the Uptown area is alive with local flavor and charm, affording visitors and residents a truly enjoyable experience.
		UPtown Columbus, Inc., a Certified Development Company, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that serves to facilitate and coordinate the economic revitalization initiatives throughout the Central Business District, Riverfront, and overall Uptown area.
		UCI is dedicated primarily to the revitalization of all areas of uptown Columbus so that it will continue to be a model city where people desire to work, live, visit, shop, dine, and explore the heart of beautiful Columbus, Georgia.
	www.uptowncolumbusga.com (124 words)

	Uptown, Minneapolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uptown is a neighborhood in southwestern Minneapolis, Minnesota.
		Uptown proper primarily is made of parts of the Lowry Hill East, ECCO, Carag and East Isles neighborhoods.
		Uptown is a mix of various cultural strains and is considered a trendy area for young people to live and shop, a vibrant center for artists and musicians, a welcoming community for LGBT individuals, and a highly desirable address for young professionals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uptown,_Minneapolis (691 words)

	Angela's Blog - Angela Hunt for City Council
		The Uptown PID was created in 1993 and is one of five PIDs in Dallas.
		Uptown's PID has been very successful, and the funds have been used to hire off-duty police officers, beautification efforts, McKinney Avenue reconstruction, and the trolley.
		Uptown is a model of what Tax Increment Financing districts can do to spur quality growth, and I will support such incentives to revitalize other parts of our city.
	www.angelahunt.com /blog/index.asp?ci=20&s=category (1394 words)

	Save the Historic Uptown Theatre in Chicago Petition
		The Save the Historic Uptown Theatre petition is intended to increase awareness about the renovation and reuse potential of an important historic landmark and to document the public support that exists for its use as an entertainment venue.
		We encourage anyone who is interested in the preservation of the Uptown Theatre to sign the petition and to write a letter of support to the theatre's owners and to local government officials.
		Uptown is favored by its enviable location near Lake Michigan; its diverse residents; its proximity to the well-established neighborhoods of Andersonville, Edgewater, and Wrigleyville; its excellent public transportation; and its abundance of attractive housing to make it the next region of Chicago to experience regrowth and development.
	www.petitiononline.com /uptown04/petition.html (931 words)

	Uptown District in San Diego, California : UnSprawl Case Study : Terrain.org
		Uptown District's design is notably European, "Mediterranean" some have said, with 318 different elevations (towers and up-and-down elevations), brightly colored awnings and banners, manicured public plazas and landscaped parks (including a central park as residential focal point), and public artwork throughout the site.
		Uptown District has greatly spurred development and redevelopment in the surrounding Hillcrest neighborhood, especially adjacent to the site along University Avenue, the main arterial road, according to the San Diego Daily Transcript.
		Uptown District was named the Project of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders in October 1991, and was awarded the Urban Design Award by the California Council of the American Institute of Architects the following month.
	www.terrain.org /unsprawl/1 (1606 words)

	j.p.'s Uptown Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uptown's diversity is not necessarily racial and economic harmony--more like a detente between a couple major groups, and many others caught somewhere in-between.
		Uptown includes areas which don't always want to be associated with the name Uptown, such as Buena Park and Sheridan Park.
		The documentary suggests that crime in Uptown is "surprisingly low" and attributes that to community spirit and the activities of a host of active civic groups.
	www.uptown-chicago.com (3119 words)

	Jazz Age Chicago -- Uptown Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Uptown was built by the Balaban and Katz Company, a fast-growing, Chicago-based movie theater curcuit that eventually became one of the city's largest and most profitable amusement enterprises.
		Indeed, part of the appeal of the showy, even exotic architecture of movie palaces like the Uptown was that it struck all patrons--many of them immigrants or the children of immigrants--as odd or unusual.
		Such developments revealed the extent to which local merchants saw the theater as a device for drawing shoppers to the Uptown district and thereby strengthening their grip on the north side retail market.
	chicago.urban-history.org /sites/theaters/uptown_t.htm (1967 words)

	Minneapolis Uptown Association
		Uptown is a commercial and residential community in south Minneapolis bounded by Lake Calhoun on the west, Dupont Street on the east, 31st Street to the south and 28th Street to the north.
		Uptown is an eclectic, vibrant, business, entertainment, and constantly changing area.
		The Uptown Association was formed in 1975 as the Hennepin Lake Improvement Association by approximately ten Uptown business and property owners.
	www.uptownminneapolis.com /enter (212 words)

	Uptown Players \| Dallas, Texas
		The mission of Uptown Players is to present professional theatre that meets a rising demand in the community for audiences to see their life experiences represented on stage.
		Uptown Players was founded in 2001 to provide quality theatre to the Uptown and Oak Lawn communities.
		Uptown Players has produced many regional and Southern US Premieres, including When Pigs Fly and The Last Session in 2002, Down South and Kiss of the Spider Woman in 2003, The Life and Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party in 2004, and A Man Of No Importance and Mambo Italiano in 2005.
	www.uptownplayers.org /aboutus.htm (382 words)

	New Orleans/Uptown - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uptown is a large portion of New Orleans settled in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase, upriver from the older parts of the city around the French Quarter and the Central Business District.
		At the upper end of Uptown is the Carrollton neighborhood.
		The majority of Uptown of this historic section of the city escaped the great flood of 2005.
	wikitravel.org /en/New_Orleans/Uptown (1484 words)

	Uptown Small Area Plan
		Uptown is a dynamic residential and commercial area.
		The Uptown Small Area Plan process began in April 2006 with a community meeting to introduce the process and discuss the plan’s geographic scope.
		Uptown community members discussed ideas for the future of Uptown at two visioning sessions in early November at Calhoun Square.
	www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /planning/uptown-plan.asp (614 words)

	Cinema Treasures \| Uptown Theater
		Opened in 1933, the Uptown is the last movie palace in Washington, DC still showing first run films and was the location of the world premiere of '2001: A Space Odyssey' in April, 1968.
		The Uptown was among the theatres included in the original limited-market launch of "Star Wars." The Uptown's 5/25/77 opening-day gross, as reported in Daily Variety, was a house record $12,896.
		The Uptown has damaged more film and lost more shows in the 1.5 years with the platter and lack of operators than it had in its entire history before (and that is going back a ways).
	cinematreasures.org /theater/70 (13438 words)

	Local Press cover Ragin' Uptown
		Ragin' Uptown has been featured in four local publications, Live Wire Magazine, Charlotte Magazine, The Lake Norman Magazine, and The Charlotte Observer; and on three local television news stations, NBC 6, WSOC-TV 9 and Adelphia Cable News 4.
		WSOC featued Ragin' Uptown during the 6:00 and 11:00PM newscasts.
		Ragin' Uptown and the Lake Norman Nightlife Tour were featured in the January issue of Lake Norman Magazine.
	www.raginuptown.com /press.htm (317 words)

	Uptown United - Business - Development - Community
		The mission of Uptown United is to provide technical assistance to businesses and economic investors located in and serving Uptown, initiate and participate in strategic planning, encourage economic development to strengthen the community's economic base, address broad issues pertaining to the quality of life for Uptown's diverse population, and be a network to encourage partnerships.
		The mission of the Community Partners is to initiate and participate in strategic planning and discussion to address broad issues of community development including balanced growth, social diversity, and economic vitality.
		The Sidewalk Chalk Fun Fest at the Uptown Safety Fair and Walk was held on October 14, and drew quite a crowd.
	www.uptownunited.org (590 words)

	Cinema Treasures \| Uptown Theatre
		One of Toronto's largest theaters, the Uptown was damaged by a fire in the 1960s, which gutted the main auditorium.
		In 1969 The Uptown then split into (5) screens (2) in the Backstage (2) on the main level and (1) in the balcony which is now cinema (1) the big auditorium of them all with 922 seats.
		The Uptown Theatre is a great place to see great action and horror movies on a very larger then life 50' X 80' Screen, with THX sound in cinema (1) and Dolby sound in cinemas (2) and (3).
	cinematreasures.org /theater/897 (1511 words)

	Uptown
		The firm handles a broad scope of projects, from interior specifications and turn-key merchandising of model homes, to concept and visual display design and furnishing of commercial and hospitality projects.
		UpTown Homes was founded by Tom L. Struhs and Rudy Renda.
		True believers in the revitalization of UpTown, luxury home builder Struhs and wife Elizabeth Falconer, one of the area’s most renowned interior designers, built their own home at the gateway to the area.
	www.uptownfortworth.com /newsbio.htm (901 words)

	Chicago Uptown Theatre Current News: Balaban and Katz Movie Palace Book, Uptown Theater, Uptown Neighborhood - Compass ...
		UPTOWN UPDATE: By a vote of the Community Development Commission, city officials have given themselves authority to forcibly acquire the landmark Uptown Theatre, 4816 N. Broadway.
		Though the Uptown is a popular favorite venue for generations of Chicagoans and a City landmark since 1991, it is increasingly threatened by its disuse and real-estate speculation.
		The film presents a brief history of the Uptown Theatre and explores why the largest and one of the most elaborate theatres in the nation has been left vacant for 25 years.
	www.compassrose.org /uptowntheatre/news.html (774 words)

	Amazon.com: Ellington Uptown: Music: Duke Ellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And so, the images of being "uptown," conjured by the subject matter of the selected pieces and the energy and thoughtful reflection involved in the bustle of the metropolis are all here, and all orchestrated with the personality and character of a symphonic journey and original masterpiece.
		And so, in evaluating the progression of recordings, it is subjectively implied that the move uptown is a journey through art and imagination and style.
		Whether guiding the listener through a deeply personal musical journey by way of uptown travel, reflecting on the progression of musical styles, or adding his thought and prayers to the furthering of the dreams of men who want freedom from oppression, the Duke is an artist.
	www.amazon.com /Ellington-Uptown-Duke/dp/B0001CCYA6 (2232 words)

	UPTOWN CHURCH - New Orleans, La.: Uptown Church wants to help people become fully-devoted followers of Jesus and a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uptown Church is New Orleans Christian home for people who want an encouraging, informative, and relevant challenge to move forward in their spiritual journey and a way to give back to our Uptown New Orleans community and our world.
		Uptown Church, as many of you know, was just birthed this past Easter.
		Uptown Church wants to help people become fully-devoted followers of Jesus and a part of a true community of faith.
	www.uptownchurch.net (564 words)

	Chicago Neighborhood Details: Uptown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uptown has a long history as an entertainment center.
		Uptown is home of the Green Mill, once a speakeasy of the infamous Al Capone.
		Like many areas of Chicago, Uptown began to decline after World War II and many of its affluent residents fled to the suburbs.
	www.chicagohome.com /NHDetails.cfm?NH_ID=55 (366 words)

	Uptown Apartments for rent Uptown apartment rentals, Uptown furnished apartments to rent.
		Uptown Apartments for rent Uptown apartment rentals, Uptown furnished apartments to rent.
		About Us Sublet.com is a Uptown apartment rental website that advertises Uptown apartments, Uptown roommates, Uptown houses for rent Uptown sublets and subleases.
		Uptown housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
	www.sublet.com /area_rentals/Illinois/Uptown_Rentals.asp (69 words)

	wcco.com - Vigil Held For Uptown Murder Victim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zebuhr was walking on 31st Street and Girard Avenue South with his mother, sister and a friend on March 19 when he was shot in the head during a robbery attempt.
		People who live in the apartment building next to the shooting location don't want that to be his family's last image of Uptown.
		Most of all, Uptown residents want the foot traffic to continue.
	wcco.com /local/local_story_085090130.html (394 words)

	Uptown Consortium - Housing
		The goal is to build a significant number of new units, rehab existing building, increase homeownership rates and increase the quality of rental properties.
		The Uptown Consortium's goal is to increase its area homeownership rate from the current 21% to 30% by 2010.
		Partnering with local banks, the Consortium is creating the Uptown Mortgage Fund, an assortment of mortgage loan programs targeting the unique aspects of the Uptown neighborhoods and its residents.
	www.uptownconsortium.org /housing.asp (282 words)

	Uptown Chicago Commission
		This website was created for the residents, organizations and business owners in Uptown.
		To spur attendance for this year’s Clean and Green, Uptown Chicago Commission decided to have a contest.
		UCC would give two prizes of $250 each worth of plants to the block club that had the largest overall attendance, and the block club that had the greatest variety of organizations joining in (i.e.
	www.uptownchicagocommission.org (309 words)

	stock photo - The Uptown Art Fair from the Walker Library Plaza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This view is looking southeast during the Uptown Art Fair(the white tents are artist's booths).
		Williams Pub is across the street on the left, and the Uptown McDonalds is at center frame.
		The marquee for the Uptown Theater is at the upper-right.
	www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us /929 (156 words)

	Albuquerque/Uptown hotel suites - Travel Deals and more - Amerisuites
		Located in the affluent Uptown district, within walking distance of two major malls and area restaurants.
		AmeriSuites Uptown is a leading select service hotel offering competitive rates, attractively designed accommodations, upscale amenities, and a welcoming atmosphere with all the comforts of home.
		Nine miles from ABQ Sunport, Uptown is a growing destination for travelers due to its centralized location.
	www.amerisuites.com /reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=3980 (247 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)