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Seattle Department of Community Development Neighborhood Planning Records, 1966-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Title
Seattle Department of Community Development Neighborhood Planning Records
Dates
1966-1991 (inclusive)
1977-1988 (bulk)
Quantity
8.2 cubic feet, (20 boxes and 3 map folders)
Collection Number
1623-01
Summary
Records documenting neighborhood plans and neighborhood planning issues.
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.
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

Files of staff from the Office of Neighborhood Planning and Neighborhood Assistance Division concerning neighborhood plans, neighborhood issues and problems, business development, traffic, and land use. Records include correspondence, notes, studies, surveys, draft plans, press releases, committee files, community council files, drawings, clippings and photographs. Neighborhoods include Delridge, Eastlake, Georgetown, Greenwood, Rainier/Genesee, and South Park.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Community Development Neighborhood Planning Records , Record Series 1623-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in two sub-series, neighborhood files and subject files.

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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

  • City traffic--Washington--Seattle
  • City Planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Delridge (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Georgetown (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Greenwood (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Rainier Valley (Seattle, Wash.)
  • South Park (Seattle, Wash.)

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Engineering drawings
  • Negatives
  • Photographs

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2011

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