Bring the Uptown back to life

The Uptown Theater on North Broad Street has been slowly crumbling for 20 years. During most of those years, Linda Richardson has been slowly raising money to prop the theater back up. Temple historian Bryant Simon, who teaches a class on the Uptown, said Richardson has a unique vision for the theater's future. "A lot of development is based on attracting suburban day-trippers back to the city. That was (Mayor, then Gov. Ed) Rendell's vision," said Simon. "She's trying to build something organically located in a place, not rely on other people, and then systematically give back."
April 25, 2011 | WHYY-FM