Parks

Annual recapitulation of expenditures for acquisition, maintenance and operation, and improvements for parks, boulevards, playfields, bathing beaches, and recreation centers. Also includes notes on how property was acquired, type of funds used for expenditures, size of property, and total expenditures prior to 1909.

Slides documenting the development of City Light's public power facilities including dams, power houses, transmission lines, substations, and methods of wiring.

Maps and drawings of parks and park facilities.

Records and photographs relating to Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, 1876-1979, compiled by Don Sherwood.

Visual materials related to Forward Thrust planning and projects.

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to parks, activities in parks, and Parks Department personnel.Images are arranged alphabetically by subject and are a mix of prints, negatives and slides. Some are undated. Ninety-three images are digitized and available online.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and reference materials relating to DCD's activities, project, and mission. These are the Director's personal office files and include some materials of an administrative nature. Arranged alphabetically.

Documents the carving and installation of totem poles that were erected near Pike Place Market.

Newsletters created by Nick Licata to provide a forum for his opinions and as a means of disseminating information and public policy issues to his constituents. Subjects include all issues that come before the City Council with emphasis on Licata's special areas of interest including parks and recreation, cultural resources and activities, the arts, transportation, and social justice concerns. Includes both "Urban Politics" and "Nick's Notes."

Photographs of public art projects around Seattle, as well as photos supporting artists' applications to be a part of the "In Public: Seattle 1991" project.

An Ordinance providing for the protection of shade and ornamental trees and plants in the streets, avenues and public parks in the City of West Seattle, and providing a penalty for the violation of the same.

An ordinance relating to prohibiting the throwing of rubbish in the streets and parks of the Town of Columbia.

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to City parks, recreation, community centers, festivals, and the arts. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas and background materials for committee discussions of topics related to parks, community centers, Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, and neighborhood issues.

Committee calendars, correspondence, staff notes, reports, and draft legislation relating to City parks and public grounds. Arranged chronologically.

Records of the committee during Bagshaw's tenure as chair.

Photographs from Pedersen's office during his term on Seattle City Council.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Brochures, recreation program schedules, and flyers for the department's swimming pools, sailing and water craft centers, theaters, cultural arts programs, tennis centers, adult and youth programs, nature programs, and special populations activities. Arranged by community center or recreation facility.

Records of deputy mayor Bob Royer. Correspondence, memoranda, and reports on issues including transportation, housing, and energy and regional power issues. Arranged alphabetically.

Email correspondence from City councilmember Sally Bagshaw's tenure at city councilmember.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes related to all City functions during Mayor Paul Schell's administration. Records are organized by City agency responsible for the specific issue addressed in the correspondence. Major topics covered in the materials include transportation, public safety, education, housing and human services, utilities, economic development, the arts, parks, and neighborhoods.

Upgrading East Model Neighborhood Parks recreational facilities, and improving environmental quality of selected parks.

Upgrading Park and recreation facilities at Brighton and Van Asselt Playgrounds in the Southeast Model Neighborhood.

Upgrading playgrounds in the Southwest Model Neighborhood.

Upgrading playfield facilities in North Model Neighborhood.

Records of the public information officer for Seattle's Department of Parks and Recreation.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning. Also includes agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation related to Lamphere's work as chair of the City Council's Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Committee agendas, records of votes, staff reports, and draft legislation relating to parks, playfields, and other public recreational areas.