Pioneer Square Preservation District records, 1970-1997.

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Pioneer Square Preservation District records, 1970-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166428894

Minutes and agendas documenting regular and special meetings of the various boards overseeing the Pioneer Square Preservation District. 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 signage in the District. Other subjects include the Downtown Alternative Plan, sidewalks, zoning, social problems, and liquor licenses. Subject files include correspondence, memos, reports, clippings, and other materials relating to issues affecting the District. Many of the records deal with METRO transit projects, including the waterfront streetcar and the bus tunnel. Another significant portion of materials relate to the work of CAFE EDGAR (Committee to Assess the Feasibility of Establishing Economic Development Guidelines and Regulations), a group that surveyed other historic districts in the U.S. and developed recommendations for Pioneer Square development guidelines. Also includes records relating to the Pioneer Square Intergovernmental Summit, which brought together government officials from the city, county, and state, along with property owners, residents, and human services organizations, to discuss issues facing the neighborhood. Other topics covered in the collection include social services and homelessness, Union Station redevelopment, park and tree maintenance, areaways (light wells), and appointments to the various boards overseeing the District.

6.8 cubic ft. (17 boxes)

Seattle Municipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6910968

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Seattle (Wash.). Office of Urban Conservation

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The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Dept. of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office's mandate was to coordinate Seattle's historic preservation programs and administer the city's landmark boards and historic districts. When the DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in the De...

Seattle (Wash.). Pioneer Square Preservation Board

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Seattle (Wash.). Historic Preservation Program

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The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Dept. of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office's mandate was to coordinate Seattle's historic preservation programs and administer the city's landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in the Dept. ...

Union Station (Seattle, Wash.)

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Downtown Alternative Plan (Seattle, Wash.)

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Seattle (Wash.). Pioneer Square Historic Preservation Board

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Pioneer Square Intergovernmental Summit.

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Seattle (Wash.). Pioneer Square Special Review District Board

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King County (Wash.). Transit Division

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