Seattle Parks and Recreation Department Model City Project Records 1968-1974
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Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation.
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The Department of Parks and Recreation maintains the City's parks, shorelines, and boulevards; and administers community centers, public golf courses, and other athletic and cultural facilities. Seattle's first park was established in 1884 after David Denny donated land to the City for that purpose. At that time, a three-member park committee, with limited authority, was created to manage the nadcent park system. A Board of Parks Commissioners was established in 1890 with control over all public...
Seattle Model City Program
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Federally sponsored urban redevelopment program; terminated 1974. From the description of Records, 1966-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927559 Funded primarily through the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development under authority of the federal Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to reduce social and economic disadvantages in designated neighborhoods, provide maximum training and employment opportunities, and establish health services for r...
