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{{toplink|url=http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/|name=philadelphiauptowntheater.org}}[[File:UptownTheater.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Uptown Theater.]]The '''Uptown Entertainment & Development Corp.''' (UEDC) is a community development corporation, incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1995, received its 501c3 tax-exempt status in 2002, and registered with Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations since 2004. '''UEDC has identified the historic Uptown Theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as its first acquisition and revitalization project.''' Development plans include renovating the theater as an entertainment venue, creating a museum dedicated to preserving Black music, developing a technology center, and providing commercial leasing space in the proposed Entertainment and Education Tower. Other UEDC projects / programs include:
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{{toplink|url=http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/|name=philadelphiauptowntheater.org}}[[File:UptownTheater.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Interior of the Uptown Theater, the first project of the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation, in the process of renovation.]]The '''Uptown Entertainment & Development Corp.''' (UEDC) is a community development corporation, incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1995, received its 501c3 tax-exempt status in 2002, and registered with Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations since 2004. '''UEDC has identified the historic Uptown Theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as its first acquisition and revitalization project.''' Development plans include renovating the theater as an entertainment venue, creating a museum dedicated to preserving Black music, developing a technology center, and providing commercial leasing space in the proposed Entertainment and Education Tower. Other UEDC projects / programs include:
 
* A newly-acquired LPFM Radio Station: Uptown Radio, WJYN 98.5 FM.
 
* A newly-acquired LPFM Radio Station: Uptown Radio, WJYN 98.5 FM.
 
* A Job Bank for construction workers.
 
* A Job Bank for construction workers.
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''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/ home page].
 
''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/ home page].
  
<br><big>'''Editor's Note'''</big><br>
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<br><big>'''''Special Editor's Note'''''</big><br>
 
[http://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater $$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater]<br>
 
[http://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater $$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater]<br>
 
[http://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater Bring '''MUSIC''' back to North Broad Street through this GoFundMe appeal]
 
[http://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater Bring '''MUSIC''' back to North Broad Street through this GoFundMe appeal]
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*Videos:
 
*Videos:
 
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1m2rkqnSc Kimberly C. Roberts,  Author of ''Joy Ride! The Stars and Stories of Philly's Famous Uptown Theater''] (YouTube, 9m45s)
 
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1m2rkqnSc Kimberly C. Roberts,  Author of ''Joy Ride! The Stars and Stories of Philly's Famous Uptown Theater''] (YouTube, 9m45s)
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**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw8u6SksiI Precious Places: Building a Future for the Uptown] (by Scribe Video Center, at YouTube, 10m23s)
 
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR50D5cPZcU The Uptown Theater "Shows" (interviews)] (YouTube, 7m48s)
 
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR50D5cPZcU The Uptown Theater "Shows" (interviews)] (YouTube, 7m48s)
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw8u6SksiI The New Historic Philadelphia Uptown Theater - Scribe Video Center]
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**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLa9C0viykw Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation #DeepPoverty Forum 8/20/16]
 
*Wikipedia:&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Theater_(Philadelphia) Uptown Theater (Philadelphia)]
 
*Wikipedia:&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Theater_(Philadelphia) Uptown Theater (Philadelphia)]
  

Revision as of 21:28, 14 June 2019

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Interior of the Uptown Theater, the first project of the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation, in the process of renovation.

The Uptown Entertainment & Development Corp. (UEDC) is a community development corporation, incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1995, received its 501c3 tax-exempt status in 2002, and registered with Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations since 2004. UEDC has identified the historic Uptown Theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as its first acquisition and revitalization project. Development plans include renovating the theater as an entertainment venue, creating a museum dedicated to preserving Black music, developing a technology center, and providing commercial leasing space in the proposed Entertainment and Education Tower. Other UEDC projects / programs include:

  • A newly-acquired LPFM Radio Station: Uptown Radio, WJYN 98.5 FM.
  • A Job Bank for construction workers.
  • Uptown Youth Got Talent (UYGT) for job readiness, audio/video production and performing arts.
  • Commercial Corridor Cleaning & Beautification.
  • African American Preservation Heritage Trail / Historic Trail Project.

UEDC also serves as a Registered Community Organization (RCO) for North Central Philadelphia (aka The Uptown Cultural District, Avenue of the Arts North, Harlem Quarter North) in conjunction with the City Planning Commission's Citizen Planning Institute.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the organization's home page.


Special Editor's Note
$$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater
Bring MUSIC back to North Broad Street through this GoFundMe appeal
~Stan

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