Uptown Theatre
Uptown Theatre (also known as Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre) is a former movie palace and concert venue located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A short trip away is Wrigley Field, 1.5 mi off. Highs of 63–84°F make May to October the mildest time to go.
A theatre inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Uptown Theatre is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Uptown Theatre
Uptown Theatre (also known as Balaban and Katz Uptown Theatre) is a former movie palace and concert venue located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Rapp and Rapp and built by Paschen Bros. contractors, it is one of the many movie palaces built by the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban, and their partner Sam Katz.
The largest remaining in Chicago, it boasts 4,381 seats and its interior volume is said to be larger than any other movie palace in the United States, including Radio City Music Hall in New York. It occupies over 46,000 square feet (4,300 m2) of land at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Broadway in Chicago's Uptown Entertainment District. The mammoth theater has an ornate five-story entrance lobby, formerly with an eight-story facade.
- Type
- Theatre
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1986) · Chicago Landmark (1991)
- Wikipedia readers
- 37K a year
A base for Uptown Theatre
The nearest towns with places to stay are Chicago (382) and Leyden Township (36).
- 1Wrigley Field
- 2Soldier Field
- 3Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 4United Center
- 5Rate Field
- 6Art Institute of Chicago
- 7Field Museum of Natural History
- 8Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Uptown Theatre | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Leyden Township | 11 mi west | 15 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| Niles Township | 7 mi northwest | 10 min | 14 12 hotels · 2 motels | 109,978 | $392K | — |
| Maine Township | 12 mi northwest | 15 min | 24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 136,611 | $375K | — |
| Rosemont | 11 mi west | 15 min | 22 22 hotels | 3,815 | $345K | D− |
| York Township | 18 mi southwest | 25 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Evanston | 6 mi north | 10 min | 11 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 76,380 | $481K | C− |
| Elk Grove Township | 17 mi west | 25 min | 33 28 hotels · 5 motels | 93,072 | $344K | — |
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Getting there
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Also near Uptown Theatre
Each of these is within 14 miles.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw313 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw46 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw510 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw67 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
77 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
84 mi TheatreSteppenwolf Theatre CompanyPhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Your questions on Uptown Theatre
Is Uptown Theatre in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Uptown Theatre?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Uptown Theatre?
Chicago O'Hare (ORD), about 13 miles away.
Where should I stay near Uptown Theatre?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (11 mi, 36 places to stay) and Niles Township (7 mi, 14 places to stay).
Questions for Chicago
Questions and tips go in Chicago’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.