04/14/2023
This is wonderful news!!!
GREAT NEWS!!
Today the Uptown Theatre received the verbal approval to be on the National Historic Registry!!!! 🙌
Last year, the Uptown Theatre brought on a professional research expert to assist the building in joining the Historic Registry. Today, that expert Russ Comber, appeared before a State board in Jefferson City (Missouri State Capitol) and presented historical facts about the Uptown Theatre (see pic below). Then followed by some Q&A by State employees, the Uptown Theatre received a verbal unanimous vote to be selected to be on the National Historic Registry!
The Uptown Theatre becomes the first building in Marceline to join the Registry (and Russ Comber is currently assisting other Marceline buildings in their Historic Registry pursuits as well).
Thank you, Russ for your expertise. You have been fantastic!
While we proceed forward with the Historic Registry, Russ and his wife Abbie, have been actively working on grants that will help restore this historic gem.
This is a great victory for the building with great things to come!
We are so excited! We hope you are too! 🙌🤩
