WaSMAR1624_01 Guide to the Dept. of Community Development United States Postal Service Project Records 1974-1983 United States Postal Service Project Records Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen Seattle Municipal Archives © 2009
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Finding aid encoded by Julie Kerssen 2009 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
1624-01 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development Dept. of Community Development United States Postal Service Project Records 1974-1983 1.0 cubic foot 1 box Records relating to U.S. Postal Service office site selection. Collection materials are in English 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.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, issues papers, and newspaper clippings relating to DCD input and influence on U.S. Postal Service office site selection. Records illustrate the site selection process, and the federal government's lack of adherence to City urban development plans.

Arranged alphabetically by site.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], United States Postal Service Project Records, Record Series 1624-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development United States Postal Service Seattle (Wash.) Urban development--Washington (State)--Seattle Post office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle City Planning Seattle

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

1624-01 United States Postal Service Project Records 1974-1983 1/1 Chronological Correspondence 1975 1/2 Chronological Correspondence 1976 1/3 Chronological Correspondence 1976 1/4 General Correspondence 1979-1981 1/5 Eastlake Carrier's Annex 1975-1976 1/6 Eastlake Carrier's Annex 1978-1981 1/7 Magnolia Station 1979-1983 1/8 Magnolia Station-Preferred Area E.I.S. 1981 1/9 Magnolia Station-E.I.S. 1983 1/10 Pike Place Post Office 1981 1/11 Southwest Capitol Hill Post Office 1979-1980 1/12 Terminal Annex Post Office 1979 1/13 Terminal Annex Post Office-Site Planning Report 1982 1/14 University District Post Office 1974-1982 1/15 University District Post Office-Site Planning Report 1975 1/16 Wallingford Post Office 1979 1/17 Wallingford Post Office 1979-1981 1/18 Wallingford Post Office-Proposal 1979 1/19 Wallingford Post Office-Expanded E.I.S. 1979