The story
4,000-seat movie palace and Chitlin' Circuit venue. James Brown, Supremes performed here. Closed 1978, endangered.
Everything that was here
- 1929–1978
Uptown TheatreTheater
4,000-seat movie palace and Chitlin' Circuit venue. James Brown, Supremes performed here. Closed 1978, endangered.
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Nearby history
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Al Capone claimed he was haunted by the ghost of a man he'd killed. Paranormal investigators say the whole place is craw
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