Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) Informations

The Uptown Theater, also known as The Uptown or AMC Loews Uptown 1, is a historic single-screen movie theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Its screen is the largest commercial movie theater screen in the DC Metro area, outside of the Smithsonian Institution.

Opened on October 29, 1936, the Uptown Theater has hosted many Hollywood premieres and is widely considered "the best screen" in its metro area. The theater was the 14th theater built by the Warner Brothers in Washington, DC. The theater was designed by architect John Jacob Zink, whose firm designed over 200 theaters across the United States. The exterior is constructed of yellow and red brick and the facade is partially faced in limestone fluted panels. The limestone features typical Art Deco motifs, including zigzag patterns and floral reliefs. The marquee includes streamlined aluminum bands. The main entrance to the theater is located below this marquee. Two one-story storefronts flank both sides of the theater entrances. Nothing remains of the original decor. The theater originally seated 1,120, but a $500,000 renovation in 1996 decreased capacity to 850.

The Uptown has a curved, 70 feet (21 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) high screen, one of the largest in the area.

In December 2010, the theater's Norelco 35mm/70mm projector was dismantled and replaced with a Christie Dual-Projector 3D system for the opening of Tron: Legacy.

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