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Phone: 206/233-7807
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1642-02
Seattle (Wash.). Urban
Renewal Program
Seattle Urban Renewal Program Subject
Files
1958-1971
1.25 cubic feet
2 boxes
Administrative files, records of community
groups, and project records relating to local urban renewal projects which made
use of federal funds. Collection materials are in
English.
2116 Atlantic, 1961. Yesler Atlantic Project (Wash. R-5). Item
49676. Seattle Municipal Archives.
The Seattle Urban Renewal Program was authorized in 1957 and the first
federal funds allocated for neighborhood studies were received in 1959. The
Urban Renewal Division was located within the Executive Department until 1969
when it was transferred, along with the Planning Commission, to the Department
of Community Development. Talbot Wegg was Urban Renewal Coordinator from 1958
until 1963 when John P. (Jack) Willison became director of the Urban Renewal
Division. Wegg had contracts with the City for code research before 1958.
The Urban Renewal Division was responsible for coordinating federal
funds for local projects. Urban renewal projects included Northlake/University
Addition and Yesler Atlantic. Redevelopment included rehabilitation and
relocation of residents.
The Urban Renewal Subject Files consist of administrative files, records
of community groups, and project records. The administrative files include
budgets, standards for rehabilitation, housing codes, and correspondence with
the federal government regarding procedures and standards. There is also
correspondence with the University of Washington and Seattle University
regarding urban renewal projects. The correspondents are primarily Talbot Wegg
and John P. Willison.
The organizations included in the Subject Files include community
groups, such as the Lake Union Advisory Committee, but also regional groups
such as the Governor's Task Force as well as groups from other cities, such as
the Portland Development Commission. The records include meeting notices and
minutes and correspondence regarding common interests.
The programs and projects included in the subject files are primarily
the Northlake/University Addition, the Yesler Atlantic project, and the
Workable Program for Community Improvement. The Workable Program was a plan of
action for ridding the City of blight. The program and projects files include
planning and budget information, as well as correspondence regarding the
projects.
The records are arranged into three subseries: Administration,
Organizations, and Programs and Projects.
Records are open to the public.
[Item and date], Seattle Urban Renewal Program Subject Files, Record
Series 1642-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Researchers should also consult the Documents Database, as many reports
authored by the Urban Renewal Division on specific neighborhood projects are
cataloged here. Related record series include other Urban Renewal record series
in the Department of Community Development.
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.). Urban Renewal Program
Seattle
(Wash.)--Politics and government
Zoning--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Urban renewal--Washington
(State)--Seattle
City planning--Washington
(State)--Seattle
City planning
Seattle
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Administration
Budgets, standards for rehabilitation, housing codes, and
correspondence with the federal government regarding procedures and standards.
1/1
Budget - Annual
Federal
1966
1/2
Budget - Annual Federal
1967-1970
1/3
Budget
1971
1/4
Annual Operating Fund Budget
1962-1965
1/5
Annual Operating Fund Budget
1967-1970
1/6
Reports
1964-1972
1/7
Correspondence
1960-1964
1/8
Correspondence - Universities
1960
1/9
Seattle Planning and Redevelopment Council
(SPARC)
1966-1970
1/10
Seattle Planning and Redevelopment Council
(SPARC)
1966-1969
1/11
Official Urban Renewal Advisory Board
(OURAB)
1964-1967
1/12
Comprehensive Plan / "Agenda for
Seattle"
1963
1/13
"Urban Renewal News"
1961-1963
1/14
American Society of Planning Officials
Tour
1963
1/15
Census Data
1960-1966
1/16
Codes - Minimum Housing
1960-1971
1/17
Codes - Housing - Other cities
1959
1/18
Labor Standards / Wage Rates
1966-1970
1/19
Legal - Miller v City of Tacoma
1962-1963
1/20
Legal - Tacoma - Ordinances / Urban
Renewal
1965
1/21
Property Acquisition
1962-1971
1/22
Rapid Transit
1966
1/23
Rebabilitation - Property Standards
1967
1/24
Rehabilitation - Requirements
1960-1964
1/25
R H Thomson Corridor - Property
Management
1969-1970
1/26
Schools
1961-1967
1/27
Maps and Photographs
1960-1967
1/28
Workshops and Conferences
1963-1965
Organizations
Primarily community groups but also regional groups such as the
Governor's Task Force, as well as groups from other cities. Records include
meeting notices, minutes, and correspondence.
1/29
Community - 3 M Urban Renewal Committee
1961-1963
1/30
Community - Ballard
1961
1/31
Community - Citizens Housing
Board
1970-1971
1/32
Community - Garfield Community Council Meeting
Notices
1961-1963
1/33
Community - International District Improvement
Association (INTERIM)
1968
1/34
Community - Lake Union Advisory
Committee
1970-1971
1/35
Governor's Housing Task Force
1969
1/36
Puget Sound Regional Transportation Planning Program
- Progress Reports
1962-1967
1/37
Portland Development Commission
1966
1/38
Urban Area Government
1961-1964
Programs and Projects
Projects include primarily the Northlake/University Addition,
the Yesler Atlantic Project, and the Workable Program for Community
Improvement, intended to rid the City of blight. The files include planning and
budget information, and correspondence regarding the projects.
1/39
Programs and Projects :
Capitol Improvement Program
1960-1969
1/40
Programs and Projects :
Central Business District
1965-1966
1/41
Programs and Projects :
Forward Thrust
1967-
2/1
Programs and Projects : Lake
Union Study
1970-1971
2/2
Programs and Projects :
Leschi Neighborhood
1959-1969
2/3
Programs and Projects : Model
City Program
1967-
2/4
Programs and Projects :
Northlake / University Addition (Wash R-8) - Financial
1960-1964
2/5
Programs and Projects :
Northlake / University Addition (Wash R-8) - Survey / Planning
1960-
2/6
Programs and Projects :
Northlake / University Addition (Wash R-8) - Report on Public
Improvements
1971
2/7
Programs and Projects :
Northlake / University Addition (Wash R-8) - Parcel Information
-
2/8
Programs and Projects :
Northlake / University Addition (Wash R-8) - NE 40th Street - Drawings, Bond,
and Contract
1966
2/9
Programs and Projects :
Workable Program for Community Improvement - Correspondence
1962-1966
2/10
Programs and Projects :
Workable Program for Community Improvement - Correspondence
1958-1961
2/11
Programs and Projects :
Workable Program for Community Improvement - Correspondence
1967-1969
2/12
Programs and Projects :
Workable Program for Community Improvement - Program Guides
1962
2/13
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Survey and Planning Budget
1960-1963
2/14
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Survey and Planning Budget
1964-1968
2/15
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Survey and Planning
1962-1967
2/16
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Part 1
1967-
2/17
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Block Summary of Structural
Conditions
1967-
2/18
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - YANIP Report
1966-1971
2/19
Programs and Projects :
Yesler Atlantic (Wash. R-5) - Davis Bacon Act
1971-