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wiktionary|uptownTOCrightThe term uptown often refers to a specific portion of a city in contrast with the local downtown area or in British English the main area of the city center. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada. 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:
Neighborhoods or regions in several cities
United States
Albuquerque, NM|Uptown, Albuquerque , New Mexico , entertainment district east of Downtown and Midtown.
Charlotte center city|Uptown Charlotte , North Carolina — Here, "Uptown" is the standard term for the city's central business district.
Cityscape of Cincinnati#Larger divisions|Uptown Cincinnati , Ohio, area surrounding the University of Cincinnati
Uptown, Chicago , Illinois
Uptown Dallas , Texas
Uptown (Harrisburg) , Pennsylvania
Uptown, Hartford , Connecticut
Uptown Havertown, Pennsylvania, the area surrounding Brookline Boulevard
Uptown Houston , Texas
Uptown Kingston, New York
Uptown Lexington , Kentucky
Uptown, Manhattan , New York
Uptown, Memphis , Tennessee
Uptown, Minneapolis , Minnesota, area surrounding Hennepin Avenue at Lake Street
Uptown New Orleans , Louisiana
Uptown Oakland , California
Uptown, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, also known as The Bluff
Uptown, Seattle, Washington , officially known as Lower Queen Anne, Seattle
Uptown Tampa , Florida
Northwest, Washington, D.C. , colloquially known as Uptown
Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead, Atlanta , Georgia, North of Midtown and Downtown
Canada
Uptown Toronto , Ontario
* The Uptown Residences , condominium skyscraper in Toronto
Uptown Waterloo, Ontario (More akin to a downtown area, but named "Uptown" by analogy with Downtown Kitchener, Ontario , located a short distance south.)
Uptown, Montreal, Quebec (see Côte-des-Neiges )
Uptown, Vancouver, British Columbia (see Mount Pleasant, Vancouver )
Uptown, Saint John, New Brunswick , is used to refer to the city center. It has no downtown.
Uptown, Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island is used by residents of the original city to refer to the commercial downtown area. For many, it is a slight uphill walk.
Music
Uptown (group) , Korean hip hop and R& B group
Uptown (song)|"Uptown" (song) , 1980 song by Prince
" Uptown Girl ", song written and performed by musician Billy Joel
Uptown Girls (group) , Dallas-based dance music group, active in the 1980s
Uptown Records , former record label
"Up Town", a 1960 song by Roy Orbison
"Uptown", a song recorded by The Crystals, on the 1962 album, Twist Uptown
"Uptown", a song by artist Drake, on the 2009 EP, So Far Gone
Buildings
Hochhaus Uptown München , skyscraper in Munich
Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) , one of the largest and oldest theaters in the District of Columbia.
Media
Uptown (film)| Uptown (film) , 2009 American independent drama film written and directed by Brian Ackley
Uptown (newspaper)| Uptown (newspaper) , alternative weekly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
