Records 1956-1965

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Records 1956-1965

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Administrative, committee and project file records of the Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (SURE), a citizen’s advisory committee created to build community support for urban renewal projects with an emphasis on rehabilitation and conservation.

3.0 cubic feet; 3 boxes

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City of Seattle SeattleMunicipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373752

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Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (Seattle, Wash.)

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The Washington State Legislature adopted what was known as the Urban Renewal Law in 1957. Shortly afterwards, Seattle City Council adopted ordinance declaring that "blighted areas" existed in the City of Seattle, as defined by the State law. In 1958 the Mayor announced the appointment of Talbot Wegg as Urban Renewal Coordinator for the City of Seattle. The first Citizens' Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal met in 1958. By August the group was known as the Seattle Urban Renewal Ente...

Seattle (Wash.). Urban Renewal Program

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Established in 1959 with federal funds to eradicate urban "blighted areas" in the city; administered by the executive department until it was transferred to the Department of Community Development in 1969. From the description of J.P. Willison papers, 1960-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70924989 ...

Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood Improvement Project (Seattle, Wash.)

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