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Seattle Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records, 1970-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
- Title
- Seattle Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records
- Dates
- 1970-1993 (inclusive)19701993
- Quantity
- 7.2 cubic feet, (18 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1612-08
- Summary
- Records documenting community development projects in Seattle's downtown area.
- Repository
-
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, maps, memoranda, plans, photographs, reports, and other material relating to five major projects and a number of miscellaneous projects in downtown Seattle. The five major projects were the City Hall Project; the rejuvenation of the Denny Regrade area; the repurposing of the Lake Union Steam Plant; projects on the site of the former Normandie Apartments, including Horizon House and Freeway Park; and the North Kingdome and Union Station Corridor Study. Miscellaneous projects include downtown parking and transit issues, the Seattle Art Museum, and the waterfront streetcar.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records, Record Series 1612-08. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Records are arranged in subseries representing the five major projects, plus a sixth subseries for miscellaneous projects.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Subseries I: City Hall ProjectReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | A1A Urban Design
Commission |
1987 |
1/2 | Arts |
1986-1987 |
1/3 | Adjacency Study |
1987 |
1/4 | Consultants
Miscellaneous |
1987 |
1/5 | Departmental Advisory
Committee |
1987 |
1/6 | Environmental Impact
Statement Outline |
1987 |
1/7 | Environmental Impact
Statement Scoping |
1986-1987 |
1/8 | Environmental Impact
Statement Scoping Comments |
1987 |
1/9 | Environmental Impact
Statement Siting |
1987 |
1/10 | Environmental Impact
Statement Siting |
1986 |
1/11 | Environmental Impact
Statement Transportation |
1987-1988 |
1/12 | Environmental Impact
Statement Work Program |
1987 |
1/13 | Existing
Facilities |
1987 |
1/14 | Existing
Financing |
1987 |
1/15 | Existing
Financing |
1986 |
1/16 | Interdepartmental Task
Force |
1986-1987 |
1/17 | Legal Issues, Ordinances,
etc. |
1987 |
1/18 | Memoranda |
1987 |
2/1 | Miscellaneous |
1987 |
2/2 | Miscellaneous
Notes |
1988 |
2/3 | Miscellaneous
Notes |
1987 |
2/4 | Miscellaneous
Notes |
1987 |
2/5 | Planning and Design Advisory
Committee |
1987 |
2/6 | Planning and Design Advisory
Committee |
1987 |
2/7 | Prospectus |
1987 |
2/8 | Public Comments and
Process |
1986-1987 |
2/9 | Request for
Proposals |
1987 |
2/10 | Schedule |
1987 |
2/11 | Schedule and
Coordinations |
1987 |
2/12 | Selection
Process |
1986-1987 |
2/13 | Urban Redevelopment
Commission |
1987 |
Subseries II: Denny RegradeReturn to Top
Subsets of records within this subseries include correspondence, general materials, major private projects, park files, planning for Community Development Block Grants, planning consultants, and Multiple Residence-Mixed Density Design Review and Conditional Bulk Approval project files.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/14 | Correspondence |
1979 |
2/15 | Correspondence -
Miscellaneous |
1979-1981 |
2/16 | Correspondence -
Miscellaneous |
1974-1978 |
2/17 | Block Grant - Denny Regrade
Park and Planning |
1976-1980 |
3/1 | Environmental Impact
Statements |
1974 |
3/2 | Magic Carpet |
1975-1978 |
3/3 | Magic Carpet |
1973-1974 |
3/4 | Monitoring and Evaluation
Reports |
1975-1977 |
3/5 | Monitoring and Evaluation
Reports |
1975-1977 |
3/6 | Traffic Revisions
Project |
1979-1980 |
3/7 | Traffic Revisions
Project |
1977-1978 |
3/8 | Traffic Revisions
Project |
1973-1976 |
3/9 | Zoning and Land
Use |
1976-1978 |
3/10 | Zoning and Land
Use |
1975 |
3/11 | Zoning and Land
Use |
1974 |
3/12 | Zoning and Land
Use |
1973 |
4/1 | Zoning and Land
Use |
1970-1972 |
4/2 | Zoning Study - 1978-1979
Advisory Committee |
1979 |
4/3 | Zoning Study - 1978-1979
Preliminary Report |
1979 |
4/4 | Parson's Block (Martin
Selig) - Alley Vacation |
1980 |
4/5 | Parson's Block (Martin
Selig) - Devonshire Agreement |
1980-1983 |
4/6 | Parson's Block (Martin
Selig) - Rezone Proposal |
1982-1983 |
4/7 | Parson's Block (Martin
Selig) - "Waterview" Project - General |
1979-1980 |
4/8 | Parson's Block (Martin
Selig) - "Waterview" Project - Planned Unit Development Application and
Environmental Impact Statement |
1980 |
4/9 | Union Oil (Union
Plaza) |
1979-1981 |
4/10 | Accounting |
1977-1980 |
4/11 | Acquisition |
1977-1978 |
4/12 | Acquisition |
1975-1976 |
4/13 | Adjacent Building (2221
Third Avenue) |
1979 |
4/14 | Artist |
1977-1978 |
4/15 | Can Do Play
Ground |
1977-1979 |
5/1 | Community
Involvement |
1977-1978 |
5/2 | Consultant - Garden
Enterprise |
1977-1979 |
5/3 | Consultant Selection
Procedure |
1977 |
5/4 | Contract - Ironwood
Northwest |
1978-1979 |
5/5 | Dedication |
1979 |
5/6 | Design
Commission |
1977-1978 |
5/7 | Design Program |
1977-1978 |
5/8 | Miscellaneous |
1977-1979 |
5/9 | Park Naming
Committee |
1976-1978 |
5/10 | Parks Department and
Department of Community Development |
1976-1977 |
5/11 | Sidewalk Paving |
1978-1979 |
5/12 | Site Inception
Reports |
1978-1979 |
5/13 | Advisory Committee - Agendas
and Meeting Notices |
1981-1982 |
5/14 | Advisory Committee -
Handouts and Mailings |
1981-1982 |
5/15 | Advisory Committee -
Handouts and Mailings |
1981 |
5/16 | Advisory Committee -
Minutes |
1981 |
5/17 | Agreement for Legal
Services |
1980-1981 |
5/18 | Firm Alternative |
1981 |
5/19 | Guidelines |
1981-1982 |
5/20 | Housing Strategy |
1981 |
5/21 | Legal Opinions |
1981-1982 |
5/22 | Program Plan |
1980-1981 |
5/23 | RM-MD (Mixed Residence-Mixed
Density) Design Guidelines and LUTP Plan Comparison |
1982 |
6/1 | Urban Form Proposals -
Letters |
1980-1981 |
6/2 | Urban Form Proposals -
Maps |
1981-1982 |
6/3 | Aarts, Jan
Alexander |
1979 |
6/4 | Gorman, James, Cindy Solie
and Dee Walsh |
1980 |
6/5 | DR 75-1 Fourth Avenue and
Bell Street |
1975-1978 |
6/6 | DR 75-2 2614 Fourth Avenue -
Bayview Tower |
1975-1976 |
6/7 | DR 75-2 2614 Fourth Avenue -
Bayview Tower |
1973-1974 |
6/8 | DR 77-1 Third Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Grandview |
1977-1984 |
6/9 | DR 78-1 First Avenue and
Bell Street - Hawley Dudley |
1977-1978 |
6/10 | DR 78-2 Second Avenue and
Cedar Street - Harbour Heights |
1977-1982 |
6/11 | DR 78-3 First Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence |
1980-1984 |
6/12 | DR 78-3 First Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence |
1979 |
6/13 | DR 78-3 First Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence |
1977-1978 |
7/1 | DR 78-3 First Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Environmental Impact
Statement |
1979-1983 |
7/2 | DR 78-3 First Avenue and
Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Phasing Agreement |
1979 |
7/3 | DR 79-1 First Avenue and
Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union |
1978-1980 |
7/4 | DR 79-1 First Avenue and
Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union |
1979-1981 |
7/5 | DR 79-1 First Avenue and
Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union - Drawings |
1979 |
7/6 | DR 79-2 Second Avenue and
Broad Street - Bay Vista |
1982-1984 |
7/7 | DR 79-2 Second Avenue and
Broad Street - Bay Vista |
1980 |
7/8 | DR 79-2 Second Avenue and
Broad Street - Bay Vista |
1979 |
7/9 | DR 79-2 Second Avenue and
Broad Street - Bay Vista |
1978-1979 |
7/10 | DR 80-1 Second Avenue and
Cedar Street - Grange Insurance |
1978-1980 |
7/11 | DR 82-1 Second Avenue and
Wall Street - Design Review Approval |
1981-1983 |
7/12 | DR 82-1 Second Avenue and
Wall Street - Environmental Impact Statement |
1982 |
7/13 | DR 82-1 Second Avenue and
Wall Street - Street and Alley Vacations |
1983 |
8/1 | DR 82-1 Second Avenue and
Wall Street - Street and Alley Vacations |
1982 |
8/2 | DR 82-1 Second Avenue and
Wall Street - 1986 Revisions and Environmental Impact Statement
Addendum |
1986 |
8/3 | DR 85-1 Trianon
Building |
1985 |
Subseries III: Lake Union Steam PlantReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
8/4 | Agreement Drafts |
1991 |
8/5 | Agreement with City
Light |
1988 |
8/6 | Amendment to Exchange
Agreement |
1991 |
8/7 | Appraisal
Information |
1988-1992 |
8/8 | Chihuly |
1990 |
8/9 | Chronological
File |
1991 |
8/10 | Chronological
File |
1991 |
8/11 | Chronological
File |
1991 |
8/12 | Chronological
File |
1991 |
8/13 | Chronological
File |
1991 |
8/14 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- Agendas and Minutes |
1990 |
8/15 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- Correspondence |
1990 |
8/16 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- March 10 Handouts |
1990 |
8/17 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- March 19 Handouts |
1990 |
8/18 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- March 19 Mailing |
1990 |
8/19 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- March 26 Handouts |
1990 |
8/20 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- March 26 Mailing |
1990 |
8/21 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 2 Handouts |
1990 |
8/22 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 2 Mailing |
1990 |
8/23 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 10 Handouts |
1990 |
8/24 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 10 Mailing |
1990 |
8/25 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 16 Handouts |
1990 |
9/1 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 23 Handouts |
1990 |
9/2 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 23 Mailing |
1990 |
9/3 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 25 Handouts |
1990 |
9/4 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 30 Handouts |
1990 |
9/5 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- April 30 Mailing |
1990 |
9/6 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- May 4 Mailing |
1990 |
9/7 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- May 25 Mailing |
1990 |
9/8 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- Membership |
1990 |
9/9 | Citizens' Advisory Committee
- Public Hearing |
1990 |
9/10 | City University Task
Force |
1989 |
9/11 | Cleanup |
1989-1990 |
9/12 | Combined Sewer Overflow Tank
Use |
1989 |
9/13 | Community
Participation |
1987-1988 |
9/14 | Council
(Pre-Koll) |
1987-1989 |
9/15 | Disclosure
Request |
1990 |
9/16 | Exchange -
Council |
1990 |
9/17 | Exchange - Interdepartmental
Task Force |
1989-1990 |
9/18 | Exchange Agreement - Signed
Original |
1991 |
9/19 | Executed Original
Agreement |
1991 |
9/20 | Fremont Public
Association |
1990 |
9/21 | Information
Sheets |
1988-1990 |
9/22 | Internal
Memoranda |
1989-1990 |
9/23 | Koll - Contract
Compliance |
1990-1991 |
9/24 | Koll -
Correspondence |
1990-1991 |
10/1 | Koll - Financial |
1990 |
10/2 | Koll - Lake Union Air
Cleanup |
1990-1991 |
10/3 | Koll - Landmarks
Issues |
1991 |
10/4 | Koll - Landmarks
Issues |
1990 |
10/5 | Koll - Master Use
Permit |
1990-1991 |
10/6 | Kurtzer Site -
Environmental |
1989 |
10/7 | Lake Union Air and Lake
Union Steam Plant Trade |
1988-1989 |
10/8 | Lake Union
Drydock |
1989-1990 |
10/9 | Lake Union Water Quality
Management |
1986-1987 |
10/10 | Local
Participation |
1991-1992 |
10/11 | Mayor's Briefing
Memoranda |
1989-1990 |
10/12 | Miscellaneous |
1990-1991 |
10/13 | Negotiations |
1992 |
10/14 | Negotiations |
1990 |
10/15 | 92 Legislation |
1990-1992 |
11/1 | Ordinance 9/90 |
1990 |
11/2 | Park Plans |
1990 |
11/3 | Participation |
1992 |
11/4 | Policy Conflicts |
1988 |
11/5 | Policies and
Regulations |
1988 |
11/6 | Preliminary Work |
1989 |
11/7 | Prospects |
1988-1989 |
11/8 | Shoreland
Parcels |
1989-1990 |
11/9 | South Lake Union Steam
Plant |
1990-1991 |
11/10 | Steamplant |
1987 |
11/11 | Steamplant - Landmark
Ordinances |
1988-1990 |
11/12 | Steamplant -
Letters |
1990 |
11/13 | Steamplant -
Miscellaneous |
1987-1989 |
11/14 | Steamplant - Reuse
Ideas |
1987-1988 |
11/15 | Street Vacations |
1991 |
11/16 | Surplus Property |
1987 |
11/17 | Third Amendment -
Legislation |
1991 |
11/18 | Third Amendment -
Revised |
1991 |
12/1 | Title Reports |
1990 |
12/2 | Working
Documents |
1991 |
12/3 | Workshop
10/25/1988 |
1988 |
12/4 | Workshop Consultant
Contract |
1988-1989 |
12/5 | Zoning |
1989-1990 |
12/6 | Zymogenetics
Proposal |
1992-1993 |
12/7 | Zymogenetics
Proposal |
1992 |
12/8 | Zymogenetics
Proposal |
1992 |
Subseries IV: Miscellaneous ProjectsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
12/9 | Correspondence:
Miscellaneous Projects |
1986 |
12/10 | Downtown Community
Redevelopment Financing Projects |
1985 |
12/11 | Downtown Parking -
1980 |
1979-1980 |
12/12 | Downtown Parking -
1979 |
1979 |
12/13 | Downtown Parking - PDC
1979 |
1978-1979 |
12/14 | Downtown Transit Project -
Stations |
1985-1987 |
13/1 | Downtown Trust |
1985 |
13/2 | Environmental Impact
Statement Reviews |
1983 |
13/3 | Land Use |
1985-1986 |
13/4 | Land Use
Miscellaneous |
1982-1984 |
13/5 | Land Use
Miscellaneous |
1983 |
13/6 | Land Use Policies and Code
Miscellaneous |
1982-1983 |
13/7 | Planning Study |
1985-1986 |
13/8 | Seattle Academy of Arts and
Sciences |
1985-1986 |
13/9 | Seattle Art
Museum |
1985-1986 |
13/10 | Seattle Art Museum Levy
Ordinance |
1986 |
13/11 | Seattle Art Museum Levy
Ordinance |
1984-1985 |
13/12 | Seattle Children's
Theatre |
1985-1986 |
13/13 | Shorelines |
1983 |
13/14 | Street Vacations |
1983 |
13/15 | University of Washington -
Delridge Property |
1983 |
13/16 | University of Washington -
Delridge Property |
1982 |
14/1 | University of Washington -
Delridge Property |
1982 |
14/2 | Waterfront Streetcar
Extension |
1985-1987 |
14/3 | Westlake Center |
1987 |
Subseries V: Normandie SiteReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
14/4 | Appraisals |
1977 |
14/5 | Appraisals |
1977 |
14/6 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1982 |
14/7 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1981 |
14/8 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1980 |
14/9 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1979 |
14/10 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1979 |
14/11 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1979 |
14/12 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1978 |
14/13 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1978 |
14/14 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1978 |
15/1 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1977 |
15/2 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1977 |
15/3 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1977 |
15/4 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1976 |
15/5 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1975 |
15/6 | Normandie Chronological
File |
1974 |
15/7 | Horizon House PUD
81-2 |
1981 |
15/8 | Horizon House PUD
81-2 |
1978-1980 |
15/9 | Horizon House PUD 81-2 -
Expansion 1981 |
1981 |
15/10 | Horizon House PUD 81-2 -
Expansion |
1978-1980 |
15/11 | Legal |
1973-1978 |
15/12 | Legislation |
1977 |
15/13 | Plans, Photographs,
etc. |
1981 |
15/14 | Seattle Engineering
Department Contract 6103 |
1979-1982 |
Subseries VI: North Kingdome and Union Station Corridor StudyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
16/1 | Advisory
Committee |
1986 |
16/2 | Advisory Committee Meeting
Minutes |
1985 |
16/3 | Advisory Committee Meeting
Minutes |
1985 |
16/4 | Bills and
Invoices |
1986 |
16/5 | Building
Inventory |
1986-1987 |
16/6 | Bulk Area
Calculations |
1985 |
16/7 | Comments |
1988 |
16/8 | Committee Handout
Copies |
1985 |
16/9 | Committee Handout
Copies |
1985 |
16/10 | Committee
Meetings |
1986-1987 |
16/11 | Community Development Program
Areas and Planned Community Developments |
1985-1986 |
16/12 | Correspondence |
1987 |
16/13 | Correspondence |
1984-1986 |
16/14 | Data Collection |
1985 |
16/15 | North Kingdome and Union
Station Corridor Study: Development Guidelines |
1987 |
16/16 | Draft Report
Comments |
1986 |
16/17 | Draft Report
Comments |
1985 |
17/1 | Draft Report
Comments |
1985 |
17/2 | Existing Studies |
1985 |
17/3 | Final Plan |
1986 |
17/4 | Goals and Issues |
1986 |
17/5 | Goals and
Objectives |
1984-1985 |
17/6 | Graphics |
1985 |
17/7 | Housing |
1985 |
17/8 | Issues |
1985 |
17/9 | Land Use General
Information |
1985 |
17/10 | Land Use Zoning
Regulations |
1985 |
17/11 | North Kingdome |
1986-1988 |
17/12 | North Kingdome |
1986-1988 |
17/13 | Notes |
1985 |
17/14 | Office Development Cost and
Rental Rates |
1985-1986 |
17/15 | Parking Inventory |
1986 |
17/16 | Photographs |
1986 |
17/17 | Photographs |
1986 |
17/18 | Photographs Union Station
"A" |
1986 |
18/1 | Photographs Union Station
"B" |
1986 |
18/2 | Photographs Union Station
"C" |
1986 |
18/3 | Photographs Union Station
"A" |
1986 |
18/4 | Photographs Union Station
"B" |
1986 |
18/5 | Photographs Union Station
"C" |
1986 |
18/6 | Plan Mailing and News
Announcements |
1986 |
18/7 | Program and
Schedule |
1985-1986 |
18/8 | Property Information,
Ownership, Values, etc. |
1985 |
18/9 | Property
Inventory |
1987 |
18/10 | Property
Ownership |
1985 |
18/11 | Planned Community
Developments |
1985-1987 |
18/12 | Recommendations |
1987-1988 |
18/13 | Retail and
Commercial |
1984 |
18/14 | Schedule and
Program |
1986 |
18/15 | Sidewalk and Street Fixture
Inventory |
1986 |
18/16 | Slides and
Negatives |
1986 |
18/17 | Traffic Analysis |
1983-1987 |
18/18 | Traffic Improvement
Concepts |
1986 |
18/19 | Transit Inventory |
1986 |
18/20 | Transportation and
Circulation |
1985 |
18/21 | Urban Design |
1987 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle
- City halls--Washington (State)--Seattle
- City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.)
- Lake Union Steam Plant (Seattle, Wash.)
- SoDo (Seattle, Wash.)
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)