uptown
adv.towards or in the part of a city that is away from the center, often where people live in nicer houses.
adv.towards or in the residential or more affluent part of a city, typically situated away from the central business district. Often functions as a directional modifier for verbs of motion.
“We are going uptown to see a show tonight.”
“After working in the crowded city center all day, she enjoys the quiet commute uptown to her apartment.”
“The city's expansion shifted the cultural weight further uptown, where new galleries and theaters began to outshine the aging establishments of the historic downtown core.”
Can function as an adverb of place or an adjective; when used as an adverb, it does not require a preposition like 'to'.
Like 'home' or 'downtown', 'uptown' acts as a directional adverb and does not need the preposition 'to'.