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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:
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{{toplink|url=http://www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org/|name=philadelphiauptowntheater.org}}[[File:UptownTheater.jpg|300px|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.
 
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[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]
 
<br>~[[User:Stan|Stan]]
 
<br>~[[User:Stan|Stan]]
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==In The News==
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*[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2021/09/11/uptown-theater-north-broad/ Before COVID, the Uptown Theater Had a Real Shot at Revival. Will the Show Still Go On?], Philadelphia Magazine, September 11, 2021.
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*[http://www.philasun.com/local/a-born-champion-and-savior-of-the-historic-uptown-theater-linda-richardson-dies-at-73/ A born champion and savior of the historic Uptown Theater Linda Richardson dies at 73], Philadelphia Sunday Sun, November 13, 2020.
  
 
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*'''[[IM3Media]]''''s Founder Isaac M. Hamm is a UEDC Board Member  
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 13 September 2021

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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

In The News

Info

On Dec 22, 2011 the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation held a ceremony to light up the famous marquee above the famous historic Uptown Theatre in North Philadelphia. Filmed by Monica Peters

In The News

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