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International Special Review District Records, 1973-2024

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office of Urban Conservation
Title
International Special Review District Records
Dates
1973-2024 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.4 cubic feet, (16 boxes)
18 digital files, (69.1 MB)
Collection Number
5754-C
Summary
Minutes, correspondence, reports, memos, and other materials related to the International Special Review District and its oversight board.
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
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Historical Note

The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Department of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office’s mandate was to coordinate Seattle’s historic preservation programs and administer the city’s landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in the Department of Neighborhoods.

The International Special Review District was created by the City Council in 1973 in order to preserve the neighborhood’s unique Asian-American character. It was the only area in the continental United States where Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and African Americans combined to build one neighborhood. The District contains early 20th-century hotels and commercial buildings, and part of the area is listed on the National Register. One focus of the Board in the 1970s was to encourage development of housing and pedestrian-friendly businesses, which was of special concern with the construction of the Kingdome just west of the neighborhood. The Office of Urban Conservation, and later the Historic Preservation Program, provided staffing to the board.

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Content Description

Minutes, correspondence, reports, memos, and other materials related to the International Special Review District. Series are described more fully below.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], [Title of collection], Record Series 5754-C[X]. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The International Special Review District Records are arranged into two series:

5754-C1: International Special Review District Board Minutes

5754-C2: International Special Review District Subject Files

Separated Materials

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Asian American business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Historic preservation--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Transportation planning--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Urban Conservation
  • International Special Review District Board

Geographical Names

  • International District (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2006

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