▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁ ▁Sch uster ▁Building ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁several ▁mixed - use ▁buildings ▁that ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁pre - World ▁War ▁II ▁era ▁along ▁B ard st own ▁Road , ▁the ▁commercial ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁Louis ville ' s ▁wealth iest ▁sub urban ▁area , ▁the ▁High lands . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁originally ▁hous ed ▁sh ops , ▁professional ▁offices , ▁apart ments ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁U pt own ▁Theater . ▁The ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁seat ▁U pt own ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁for ▁both ▁live ▁the ater ▁and ▁film , ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁stage , ▁or chestra ▁pit ▁and ▁organ . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁renov ation ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁changed ▁little ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁As ▁sh ops ▁came ▁and ▁went , ▁there ▁were ▁essentially ▁no ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁and ▁only ▁minor ▁ones ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁floor . ▁The ▁U pt own ▁Theater ▁remained ▁as ▁the ▁anchor ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁attend ance ▁t aper ed ▁off ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁closure ▁was ▁in ev itable . ▁When ▁the ▁U pt own ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁it ▁had ▁surv ived ▁longer ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁neighborhood ▁the ater ▁in ▁Louis ville ▁except ▁the ▁Vog ue . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s