Squares 564-630, Undated
Scope and Contents
This series consists of subject files maintained in Downtown Progress’ offices to track major projects and topics of interest. It includes correspondence, internal memoranda, forms to track telephone calls and meetings, reports, handwritten notes, maps, diagrams, testimony, and legislation. It covers a variety of topics affecting downtown development, including a rezoning study, historic landmark status, a proposed sports arena/convention and civic center, national visitors center at Union Station, transportation issues, Design and Feasibility studies, and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. It also contains background materials, public testimony and statements, reports, and internal memoranda/correspondence regarding HUD’s Neighborhood Development Programs for the District proposed by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) beginning in 1970s and information about squares slated for development. Folders are arranged alphabetically by title.
Dates
- Creation: Undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Downtown Progress (Organization)
- From the Collection: National Capital Downtown Committee (Washington, D.C.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
From the Collection: 51.5 Linear feet
From the Collection: 104 Boxes
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository