Pike Place Market Historical District records, 1971-1989.

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Pike Place Market Historical District records, 1971-1989.

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Minutes and agendas documenting regular and special meetings of the Pike Place Market Historical Commission. The minutes report on issues discussed, tasks assigned, and actions taken, and include lists of board members and Office of Urban Conservation staff present. Board business primarily concerned consideration of applications for approval of architectural modifications and changes of use in the market. Other subjects include district design guidelines, private development projects, parking, and building heights. Minutes for 1978 and 1980-1982 are missing. Subject files include correspondence; memos; reports; clippings; and other materials relating to issues affecting the District. Materials addressing general topics relating to the market and/or discussed by the Market Historical Commission. Topics include the controversy over allowing food carts in the market, potential uses for the Parcel B drugstore site, street improvements, the City Attorney's opinions on Market-related issues, and appointments to the Market Historical Commission. The subseries also contains listings of all businesses in the Market from 1981 to 1986. Case files include files on businesses that were located in the Market or that unsuccessfully applied for Market space. They contain correspondence; business proposals; applications for change of use, etc. Some files include documents relating to earlier businesses that operated in the same location as the business named in the file title.

4.4 cubic ft. (11 boxes)

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