The term
uptown often refers to a specific portion of a city in contrast with the local
downtownDowntown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core or central business district, usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense....
area. The uptown neighborhood or neighborhoods, separated from the city's lower or central business district, may often be residential, sometimes with particularly upscale or fashionable connotation. Such uptown areas may not necessarily be located to the north of or at a higher elevation than the downtown, regardless of designation.
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The term
uptown often refers to a specific portion of a city in contrast with the local
downtownDowntown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core or central business district, usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense....
area. The uptown neighborhood or neighborhoods, separated from the city's lower or central business district, may often be residential, sometimes with particularly upscale or fashionable connotation. Such uptown areas may not necessarily be located to the north of or at a higher elevation than the downtown, regardless of designation.
In addition, the name
Uptown has multiple meanings:
United States
- Charlotte center city
Charlotte center city is the area comprising the township and original city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Its numerical distinction within the county is 1 . Its official distinction would be Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina...
("Uptown Charlotte"), North Carolina
- Uptown, Chicago
Uptown is a Chicago North Side neighborhood. As one of Chicago’s 77 community areas, Uptown has well defined boundaries. They are: Foster on the north; Lake Michigan on the east; Montrose , and Irving Park on the south; Ravenswood , and Clark on the west...
, Illinois
- Uptown Dallas
Uptown is a PID and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, . Uptown is adjacent-to and north-of downtown Dallas, and is bordered by US 75 on the east, Blackburn Street on the northeast, Turtle Creek Boulevard on the northwest, Harry Hines Boulevard on the west, and Spur 366 on the south.-...
, Texas
- Uptown (Harrisburg)
Uptown is a neighborhood located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its southern boundary is the Midtown neighborhood; northern boundary is the city line with Susquehanna Township; western boundary is the Susquehanna River; eastern boundary is the old Main Line , which is currently utilized by Norfolk...
, Pennsylvania
- Uptown, Hartford, Connecticut
- Uptown Houston
The Uptown District of Houston is located 6.2 miles west of downtown and is centered along Post Oak Boulevard, Westheimer Road , and the Galleria...
, Texas
- Uptown Oakland
Uptown is a neighborhood in Downtown Oakland, California, located just north of the center of downtown. Its boundaries are ill-defined, but most definitions include the area bounded by Grand Avenue at the north, Castro Street or I-980 on the west, San Pablo Avenue on the southwest, City Center...
, California
- Uptown, Manhattan, New York
- Uptown, Memphis
Uptown Memphis is a neighborhood located near downtown Memphis, Tennessee.St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Pinch District are located in the general vicinity.-19th century:...
, Tennessee
- Uptown, Minneapolis
Uptown is a popular commercial district in southwestern Minneapolis, Minnesota, centered at the Uptown Theater at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Avenue. It has traditionally spanned the corners of four neighborhoods, Lowry Hill East, ECCO, CARAG and East Isles neighborhoods, within...
, Minnesota
- Uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th century architecture...
, Louisiana
- Uptown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (see Bluff (Pittsburgh)
The Bluff or Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and just a short trip across the Monongahela River is the city's Southside, which is home to a flourishing...
)
- Uptown, Seattle, officially known as Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington
Lower Queen Anne is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, at the base of Queen Anne Hill. While its boundaries are not precise, the toponym usually refers to the shopping, office, and residential districts to the north and west of Seattle Center. The districts to the west of the Center are also...
- Uptown Tampa
right|thumb|200px|The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center located in the Uptown district.Uptown Tampa is a subdistrict located at the western end of Downtown Tampa. Notable attractions include the Tampa Theatre, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and the John F...
, Florida
- Northwest, Washington, D.C. (colloquially known as Uptown)
- Buckhead, Atlanta
Buckhead is the uptown district within the city of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Comprising over 100,000 residents and approximately the northern one-fifth of the city, Buckhead is legally defined as that portion of the city of Atlanta northwest of Interstate 85 and northeast of Interstate 75.It...
, Georgia (colloquially known as Uptown)
Music industry
- Uptown (song)
"Uptown" was the lead single in the U.S. to Prince's third album, Dirty Mind. Beginning with a lone drum intro, the track explodes into the keyboards of the chorus. The verses feature a more prominent funk guitar. The song breaks down to a more instrumental section toward the end that is mainly...
, the lead song on Prince's 1980 album Dirty Mind inspired by the Minneapolis neighborhood of the same name
- Uptown, a song recorded by The Crystals
The Crystals were a New York City singing group and are considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era of the first half of the 1960s...
in 1968, written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
- Uptown (group), a Korean hip hop and R&B group
- Uptown Girls (group)
Uptown are an American music group. They were active in the 1980s in Dallas, Texas. They recorded an upbeat dance music cover of I'm Losing You which was a hit record on a Billboard Hot 100 chart....
or "Uptown", a Dallas-based dance music group, active in the 1980s
- Uptown Records
Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by André Harrell in 1987. It went on to become one of the most popular hip-hop and R&B labels of the early 1990s. Featured on the roster were such luminaries as Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Al B. Sure!, Jeff Redd, Christopher Williams, Jodeci, Mary J...
, a former record label
- Uptown Girl
"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by musician Billy Joel, first released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts in the US, and #1 in the UK,...
, a song on Billy Joel'sBilly Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA....
1983 album An Innocent ManAn Innocent Man is the 9th album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1983 . It became one of his best-charted albums since Glass Houses, going directly to #2 in the UK. It featured three Billboard Top 10 hit singles: "Tell Her About It", which reached #1, "Uptown Girl", which...
Other uses
- Uptown Munich
The Uptown Munich building in Munich with a height of is currently the highest skyscraper of the city.The building's glass facade wraps the structure of the building like a tensioned membrane...
, a skyscraper in Munich
- Uptown (newspaper)
Uptown is an alternative weekly arts and entertainment newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Like most alternative weekly newspapers in Canada, Uptown includes articles regarding the arts and entertainment, CD reviews, concert reviews, book reviews and extensive current events listings...
, an alternative weekly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada