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• n  the part of a building above the ground floor
  no one was allowed to see the upstairs
• a  on or of upper floors of a building
  the upstairs maid
  an upstairs room
• r  on a floor above
  they lived upstairs
• r  with respect to the mind
  she's a bit weak upstairs

• The Republican draws up his chair to a gleaming cherry wood desk upstairs.
• Six years ago, Luz Cuevas heard an explosion upstairs in her house and ran into her 10-day-old daughter's bedroom.
• In between recording sessions recently, McCartney slipped upstairs to talk about life after the Beatles.

• upstair
• up the stairs
• on a higher floor

• downstairs

News & Articles

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• The UpStairs Lounge fire: a remembrance
  Forty years ago on June 24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the UpStairs Lounge, a popular gay bar on the corner of Iberville and Chartres Streets. 32 people died in the blaze and no one was ever arrested or convicted for the crime. We explore the event through eye witnesses and experts in this video.
  June 21, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
• New Documentary Examines Firebombing of New Orleans 'Upstairs Lounge' in 1973
  The upcoming documentary Upstairs Inferno from director Robert L. Camina takes a look at the 1973 firebombing of a New Orleans gay bar that left dozens dead.
  June 21, 2013 - Gayapolis
• 'UpStairs: The Musical' premieres at Cafe Istanbul, plus more things to do in New Orleans Thursday
  UpStairs,Wayne Self's dramatic musical that recounts the 1973 arson attack of the UpStairs Lounge, a French Quarter gay bar, has its national premiere at Cafe Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center.
  June 20, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune

Quotes

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• Vonnie Holliday in Forbes
  I have a lot of respect for what he's been able to do in other places and I'd expect, if he did come in here, for him to do the same,Holliday said. "I don't know what's going to happen upstairs. I have no idea. I have a lot of respect for...
• Nigel Clough in ESPN
  Ahead of Friday night's tie between the east midlands adversaries, Clough said: "I said when I first took the job that somebody upstairs was being a bit mischievous when they pulled those balls out." "I thought it was a bit of a sign. There...
• Doc Rivers in ESPN
  He's a great guy, he really knows the game,Rivers said. "He coached the game and been upstairs -- that's a great combination because he'll have feelings for coaches."