Historic Utica Theater Headed to Auction Block

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A landmark theater in Utica is headed to the auction block.

Utica's Uptown Theatre opened in 1927, but has sat empty since closing in 2013. A judgment of foreclosure and sale was granted by a state judge in May.

The Observer-Dispatch of Utica reports (http://bit.ly/29tBjZR) that the theater will be auctioned on Wednesday, July 27 at the Oneida County Court House.

Documents indicate that $404,000 was owed to the mortgage bank as of November.

The property's owner since 2007 said in an email to the newspaper that she had no comment.

The theater's stage was renovated in 2012 so it could host live shows, bands and first-run films. But the owner cited lack of community support after she closed the theater.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]