Guide to the United States Postal Service Project Records
1974-1983

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Title: United States Postal Service Project Records
Dates: 1974-1983 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot (1 box)
Collection Number: 1624-01
Summary: Records relating to U.S. Postal Service office site selection.
Repository: City of Seattle
Seattle Municipal Archives

PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives

Languages: Collection materials are in English 

Historical Note

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Content Description

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, issues papers, and newspaper clippings relating to DCD input and influence on U.S. Postal Service office site selection. Records illustrate the site selection process, and the federal government's lack of adherence to City urban development plans.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], United States Postal Service Project Records, Record Series 1624-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Arranged alphabetically by site.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1624-01:  United States Postal Service Project Records, 1974-1983
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Chronological Correspondence 1975
1/2 Chronological Correspondence 1976
1/3 Chronological Correspondence 1976
1/4 General Correspondence 1979-1981
1/5 Eastlake Carrier's Annex 1975-1976
1/6 Eastlake Carrier's Annex 1978-1981
1/7 Magnolia Station 1979-1983
1/8 Magnolia Station-Preferred Area E.I.S. 1981
1/9 Magnolia Station-E.I.S. 1983
1/10 Pike Place Post Office 1981
1/11 Southwest Capitol Hill Post Office 1979-1980
1/12 Terminal Annex Post Office 1979
1/13 Terminal Annex Post Office-Site Planning Report 1982
1/14 University District Post Office 1974-1982
1/15 University District Post Office-Site Planning Report 1975
1/16 Wallingford Post Office 1979
1/17 Wallingford Post Office 1979-1981
1/18 Wallingford Post Office-Proposal 1979
1/19 Wallingford Post Office-Expanded E.I.S. 1979

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Corporate Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
  • United States Postal Service
  • Geographical Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Post office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Urban development--Washington (State)--Seattle

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