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International District (Seattle, Wash.)


  • URI(s)

  • Codes

    • n-us-wa
  • Variants

    • Chinatown/International District (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Chinatown (Seattle, Wash.)
    • International Center (Seattle, Wash.)
    • International Special Review District (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Seattle Chinatown Historic District (Seattle, Wash.)
    • Seattle (Wash.). International District
  • Additional Information

    • Descriptor

        Neighborhoods
    • Descriptor

        Historic districts
    • Descriptor

        Chinatowns
    • Associated Locale

        United States
    • Associated Locale

        Seattle (Wash.)
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      • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

      • Sources

        • found: NUCMC data from U. of Wash. Lib. for Ogawa, E. Papers, 1929-1971(Seattle's International District)
        • found: Satterfield, A. Seattle Guidebook, 1981(International District; Chinatown discovery; district is called International rather than Chinatown because Japanese and Philippine influences are apparent, as is the Pacific islands contribution)
        • found: Chinatown/International District, via WWW, Nov. 5, 2002:history (Chinatown-International District; International District)
        • found: HistoryLink, via WWW, Nov. 5, 2002:thumbnail histories (Chinatown-International District; International District; in 1951, Seattle mayor William F. Devin declared a new name, "International Center," to reflect area's growing diversity; "Some in the Chinese community worried that the new name was intended to disguise or diminish their historical leadership in the area" and continued to prefer name "Chinatown"; "The entire area between Rainier Avenue S and 4th Avenue S and Yesler Way and S Charles St. was officially designated the 'Chinatown/International District' in 1998 for the purpose of strategic planning")
        • found: Wing Luke Asian Museum, via WWW, Nov. 5, 2002:information, International District (Chinatown-International District)
        • found: Email from City of Seattle, Dept. of Neighborhoods, Nov. 5, 2002("the locally designated historic district is always referred to as the International Special Review District and the City adopted the neighborhood plan called the Chinatown/International District Strategic Plan"; "the City leaves it up to residents to make their own boundaries and names [for neighborhoods]")
        • found: National Park Service links to the past, via WWW, Nov. 6, 2002:National Register of Historic Places, Seattle (International District, Seattle Chinatown Historic District)
        • found: OCLC, Nov. 6, 2002(hdgs.: International District (Seattle, Wash.); Chinatown-International District (Seattle, Wash.); usage: Chinatown/International District; International Special Review District; Chinatown; Chinatown International District; Chinatown-International District; International District)
      • Editorial Notes

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      • Change Notes

        • 1988-05-20: new
        • 2021-10-21: revised
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