Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)

Uptown Theatre
The theater, with Cineplex Odeon signage, from across Connecticut Avenue, c.2000
Location3426 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates38°56′06″N 77°03′30″W / 38.93500°N 77.05833°W / 38.93500; -77.05833
Built1936
ArchitectJohn Jacob Zink
Architectural styleArt Deco
Part ofCleveland Park Historic District (ID87000628)
NRHP reference No.100008461
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2022
Designated CPApril 27, 1987
Designated DCIHSMay 26, 2022

The Uptown Theater, known as The Uptown (formerly Cineplex Odeon Uptown and AMC Loews Uptown 1), was a single-screen movie theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Opened in 1936, it hosted the world premieres of such movies as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Jurassic Park. It closed in March 2020.

Its screen was the largest commercial movie theater screen in the DC Metro area outside of the Smithsonian Institution. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.