Uptown Cinemas
511 Queen Anne Avenue North,
Seattle,
WA
98109
511 Queen Anne Avenue North,
Seattle,
WA
98109
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The Uptown is officially back up and running!!
Seattle International Film Festival made this announcement earlier today: SIFF is excited to announce the acquisition of the historic Uptown Theater in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. The historic neighborhood theater will re-open to the public beginning October 20, 2011 in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the new SIFF Film Center at Seattle Center, ushering in a new era of film in the Northwest. http://www.siff.net
SIFF has acquired the lease for the next five years and will re-open the place as an arthouse on Oct 21: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2015841004_siff07.html?prmid=head_more
I read on a site that AMC holds the lease for another year and will just let it run out keeping the building unused. It would seem the location of this cinema could be a sucessful operation, if the lease was reasonable or the building could be bought, by an independant operator. The major chains just don’t want to be bothered with a 3 screen older building. But this theater seems an ideal situation for an independant operator. With the right bookings and alittle refreshing I bet this place could be quite sucessful.
Like most Theatre chains I bet they cleaned it out.Only theatres I know that still have equipment are GCC locations they closed and Couldn’t sell. Augusta,Ga has an 8-plex closed everything in the Theatre and a Triple at the Closed Mall everything there including Rats,Mark.
Does anyone know if the theatre is turn-key or did AMC take the equipment?
Uptown will close on Nov 28.
I suppose Landmark might be interested; they have already a major presence in the Seattle area already, and the Uptown might be a good fit. On the other hand, Landmark has been pulling back on its operations, having left Austin, New Orleans, and Columbus, OH over the last year or so. If it survives as a cinema at all, it might have to go non-profit. If AMC currently owns the building, it might very well put in one of one those “no-theatrical-use” provisions into the sales agreement.
Would make a great Landmark Theatre.
Another article about the closing with a picture: View link
Due to close on Nov 28th per View link
Nice photos of the UPTOWN CINEMAS.
This is a nice shot of the Uptown at night.
Here are two 1982 photos:
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A November 2008 photo can be seen here.
The chain is AMC Theatres.
Here is a June 2008 photo.
This is the Uptown at night.
A more recent photo of the Uptown cinemas can be seen here.
Here is a 2006 photo of the Uptown Cinemas.
This is another photo of the Uptown cinemas.
I’ve read elsewhere that the theatre was not divided. The original remains and a neighboring restaurant has been converted into two additional screens.
I am willing to research the history and provide photos. Let me know.
Here is a photo of the Uptown Cinemas in Seattle.
WHY IS THIS THEATER FOR SALE SO CHEA?????Listed for $550,000.with 4 stores