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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Central Business District

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Central Business District Transportation Study

 Series
Identifier: 2609-03
Scope and Contents note

Reports, surveys and studies concerning traffic and transportation in downtown Seattle. Subjects include district traffic circulation, reversible roadway, freeways, and the comprehensive traffic plan for the Central Business District.

Dates: 1961-1967
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Crossing Towers & Area Views, 1978, undated

 File — Box 6
Dates: 1978; undated
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives / Seattle City Light Substation Photographs

Department of Community Development Maps and Drawings

 Series
Identifier: 1600-05
Scope and Contents note Maps and drawings for various planning studies related to zoning and land use, urban renewal, and neighborhood development. Most of the maps were created by the City Planning Commission, but also included are materials from the Zoning Commission, Office of Urban Renewal, and Department of Community Development. This series includes the 1956 Comprehensive Plan of Seattle which consists of a single land use map. Select objects are viewable in ...
Dates: 1921-1967
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Robert F. Hintz Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-03
Scope and Contents note Files of assistant planning director files Robert Hintz, hired as a principal planner in 1953. He was responsible for the technical sections of the staff, and supervised research and advance planning. Significant planning issues included in his records are zoning and high rise apartments, planning for the central business district, and transportation planning. Hintz' papers also reflect his work on the Comprehensive Plan. Included is correspondence with City Council, the Mayor, various city...
Dates: 1950-1969
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection

 Series
Identifier: 1629-01
Abstract

A comprehensive slide collection displaying Seattle's neighborhoods, homes and businesses from the mid 20th century to the 1980s.

Dates: 1950-1980
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

James D. Braman, Jr. Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1600-02
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1969-1974
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Peter Gerritsen, by John Gerritson, his guardian ad litem, vs. The city of Seattle, a municipal corporation of the first class, Seattle School District No. 1 of King County, a corporation under the laws of the State of Washington, 1931

 File — Box 71, Folder: 3
Dates: 1931
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives / Supreme Court Briefs

Clarence Massart Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4653-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs collected by Massart while serving on City Council (1950-1967). Includes materials relating to Metro, Seattle Center, Century 21 Exposition, Pacific Science Center Foundation, and the Port of Seattle. Other subjects include transportation, city finances, housing, alcoholism, sports stadium, human rights, and urban renewal.

Dates: 1957-1968
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Wesley C. Uhlman Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5287-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. The largest section of records covers the Executive Department, which includes the office and activities of the Mayor as well as subsidiary agencies like the Citizens Service Bureau, the Office of Policy Planning, and the Office of Management and Budget. Mayoral staffers' files are also included. Records relating to the Department of Community Development go into detail about the city's...
Dates: 1956-1977
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Wesley C. Uhlman Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5287-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, reports, and other records related to the issues, programs, and organizations that were part of the work of the Mayor's Office during Uhlman's tenure. Topics range in scale from large transportation projects and the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial to individual parks and fire stations. The records include correspondence with and about local organizations, boards and commissions, and other governmental entities. The records also include routine mayoral correspondence such as thank you...
Dates: 1957-1977
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

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