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Glance at yesteryear: Construction of Uptown Theater

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Arthur Thomas
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Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Public Library/Historic Photo Collection
Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Public Library/Historic Photo Collection

This March 1927 Brown and Rehbaum photograph shows the Uptown Theater at 2323 N. 49th St. in Milwaukee during construction. The steel framing of the roof is almost finished and the brick exterior is partially constructed. The theater was closed in 1980, and the building was eventually demolished in 2001 to make way for a

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Arthur Thomas
Arthur covers banking and finance and the economy at BizTimes while also leading special projects as an associate editor. He also spent five years covering manufacturing at BizTimes. He previously was managing editor at The Waukesha Freeman. He is a graduate of Carroll University and did graduate coursework at Marquette. A native of southeastern Wisconsin, he is also a nationally certified gymnastics judge and enjoys golf on the weekends.
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This March 1927 Brown and Rehbaum photograph shows the Uptown Theater at 2323 N. 49th St. in Milwaukee during construction. The steel framing of the roof is almost finished and the brick exterior is partially constructed. The theater was closed in 1980, and the building was eventually demolished in 2001 to make way for a new Milwaukee Police Department district headquarters building. 

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