Urban Renewal Program Capital Improvement Projects Records
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and financial data relating to the City's Capital Improvement Program and its relation to the urban renewal process.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1972
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Urban Renewal Program (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Urban Renewal Program was authorized by ordinance in 1957, and the first federal funds allocated for neighborhood studies were received in 1959. The program was designed to eradicate urban "blighted areas" in the City. It was initially administered by the Executive Department, and then transferred to the Department of Community Development in 1969. The Urban Renewal Division was responsible for coordinating federal funds for local projects. Conventional urban renewal funding was designated for four neighborhoods: Yesler-Atlantic, University-Northlake, South Seattle, and Pike Place Market. In addition, Neighborhood Development Program funds targeted Leschi, South Park, and North Greenwood. Despite the early identification of neighborhoods and the adoption of urban renewal plans, most projects did not get underway until the mid- to late 1960s.
Full Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement note
Photographs are arranged in batches according to their original order.
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Urban Renewal Program (Organization)
- Ferry Terminal Committee (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). Capital Improvement Program Committee (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Urban Renewal Program Capital Improvement Projects Records 1958-1972
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv836510
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository