Historic Uptown Institutions Featured in Fault Layout

Thanks to Ric Addy of Shake Rattle and Read for the head's up on Fault Magazine's fashion layout shot in Uptown; featured locations include the Riv, the Uptown Theatre, and of course, Ric's own bookstore. See more here: Fault

Uptown History Article Featured in Chicago Now

Montrose and Broadway, 1928

"People from all over Chicago came to Uptown for entertainment. The action centered around the Broadway-Lawrence intersection. The major movie palaces included the Riviera and the 4,000-seat Uptown, the city's largest. For dancing there was the Aragon ballroom. The Green Mill was the place to go for hot jazz, and over on Clark Street, the Rainbo Gardens complex offered assorted cabaret shows. After a busy Saturday night, there were churches available. All Saints Episcopal and Our Lady of the Lake Catholic were architectural treasures. The biggest congregation gathered at the People's Church, where flamboyant Unitarian pastor Preston Bradley held forth. Summer Sundays might also include a visit to Lake Michigan, for fishing off the Horseshoe or swimming at Montrose Beach. And when you died, you could still find what you needed in Uptown. Graceland Cemetery, the city's most fashionable burying ground, was located in the community..."

Read the rest of the article and see dozens more photos of Uptown here: Uptown in Chicago Now.

Ring's the Thing

I know this isn't a post about Uptown's history per se, but I wanted to give a shout out that Ric Addy's been mentioned in the Sun-Times in an article about boxing.. Ric owns one of the coolest bookstores in the City, right next to the Uptown Theatre. Shake, Rattle, and Read is a neighborhood landmark.

Ric Addy, the beloved owner of Shake, Rattle and Read bookstore in Uptown, spins loud music between bouts. The master of ceremonies is Lupe Contreras, the dapper internationally recognized voice of Latino boxing. Addy likes to play Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" as "round card girls" in tight bikinis prance around the ring... (Complete article at Sun-Times.)

For a tour with Ric of Uptown's underground tunnels, check out our past post.