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− | {{toplink|url=http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/|name=philadelphiauptowntheater.org}}[[File:UptownTheater.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Uptown Theater.]] | + | {{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: |
− | * A newly-acquired LPFM Radio Station | + | |
− | * A Job Bank for construction workers | + | * A newly-acquired LPFM Radio Station ..:: Uptown Radio | WJYN 98.5 FM ::.. |
− | * Uptown Youth Got Talent (UYGT) for job readiness, audio/video production and performing arts | + | |
− | * Commercial Corridor Cleaning & Beautification | + | * A Job Bank for construction workers |
− | * African American Preservation Heritage Trail / Historic Trail Project | + | |
− | + | * Uptown Youth Got Talent (UYGT) for job readiness, audio/video production and performing arts | |
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+ | "Uptown Youth Got Talent" | ||
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+ | * Commercial Corridor Cleaning & Beautification | ||
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+ | * African American Preservation Heritage Trail / Historic Trail Project | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/ home page]. | ||
== [https://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater $$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater] == | == [https://www.gofundme.com/uptowntheater $$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater] == |
Revision as of 10:59, 12 February 2019
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
"Uptown Youth Got Talent"
- 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.
$$$ Please Support $$$ the Uptown Theater
Bring MUSIC back to North Broad Street through this GoFundMe appeal
Info
- Wikipedia: Uptown Theater (Philadelphia)
- Facebook: UptownRadioPhilly
- Facebook: uptowntheaterphilly
- Article about the Uptown in Cinema Treasures
- Google Search about the book: Joy Ride! The Stars and Stories of Philly’s Famous Uptown Theater
In The News
Videos
- Kimberly C. Roberts - Author of Joy Ride! The Stars and Stories of Philly's Famous Uptown Theater
- The Historic Uptown Theater: Interviews
- The New Historic Philadelphia Uptown Theater - Scribe Video Center
- [
See Also