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cifixeris oiw 2 I 5 COLUMBIA STREET S E A T T I F A w a <. y i K! r. t o Ki MA. 2-5 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Willis Camp# Chairman Robert Block, Vice-Chairman *MJ. Aihadeff * Harry Carr *A! Foster *Robert Froyn *Mrs» Frederick Lemere * Gregg Mac Donald * Ralph Potts *Roy Reiser *Solie RIngoId *lrvlrtg Smith *Neil Stewart * Horace Vanosse *Eugene Walby John Barnard Mrs. William Black Ben Bowling J . D . Braman Otto Brandt Henry Broderick L.G. Casper James Chiarelli Norton Clapp Kenneth Col man John Detl ie F.A. Dupar Dean Eastman Mrs. Harian Edwards Clyde Fenn Donald Follett John Hauberg Robert Hill Jack Geoffrey John Jewett Perry Johanson George Kachlein Milton Katlms Rev. A.A. lemieux, S* Alice Jean Lewis Donna McArthur Mb. Hugh McCreery Thomas McGuaid Dr. Walter Moore B. Marcus Priteca Volney Richmond, Jr. Richard Riddel I Arnold Robbins Alvin Schardt Mrs. Cecelia Schultz Paul Seibert Harold Shefelman David Sprague Charles Stokes Carl Strand Roy Taylor Paul Thiry Lawrence Waldron Andrew Wick Charles Wiggins Walter Williams Donald Yates FACT SHEET Cm02Miim SEFfEIBER 29, 1959, lUECTION I* ^M^MLM^iJJ^^E^ 0 01 00 4479660 4 The real issue of this election is whether the City of Seattle is to proceed now to complete the Civic Center program with funds on hand or face the alternative of endless delay and millions of dollars in new taxes* Specifically9 voters will be asked on September 29 to approve ih^ recosr&v:?ndod Civic Center program which would: 1» Authorize the City to spinel $2,500,000 of the 1956 Civic Center Development Bond funds* to construct, wi.thin the structural shell of the present Civic Auditorium, a Concert and Convention Hall seating approximately 3«100 people* Authorize City to construct \ew 800 seat multipurpose auditorium on th^ Civic Center site using the remaining funds of the bond issu« for that purpo?»*e. 3# Remodel and improve the 5,ttter:l,w of the present Civic Tcc^ Arenas 4* Involve no new taxes i 11 • MILL THE, AUDXTCfillJK CONVERSION PROGixAM PRODUCE A FIRST CLASS CONCERT AMD CONYS^r^HALL? '"^' Yes* The interior of the present audi tori tin will be torn out and completely rebuilt at a cost of $2,300,000. In addition, $200f000 will be spent re facing the building to give it an entirely new contemporary appearance* The,old auditorium will be imrecognisable either inside, QX\. out... when,.. the t Job, is finished> The new Concert and Convention Hall will provides 1# Mew air-conditionsd main theatre seating approximately 3*100 persons within a perfect acoustical shell* This theatre, with gently sloping orchestra, floor and two balconies, will rival in comfort ami atmosphere the finest public or private theatres in the United States today* 2. Large 150-foot wide and ?0-foob deep stage designed to accommodate the most elaborate Broadway type? musicals, symphony f opera, ballet, as well as a full i^nge of popular entertainment* 3s Mew spacious lobby to be connected to a mezzanine level by escalators, elevators, and a grand staircase* 4» Six additional conference and convention rooms (seating a total of 1,200 persons), plus a rehearsal hall seating 20Cf will adjoin the theatre* There will naturally be new rest roams, lounges, and refreshment centers, together with well-planned dressing room and stage working facilities. HI* Wltf* MORE TAX. MONEY BE REQUIR£D..,.tJP C0MP1ETB THE CIVIC CENTER PROGRAM? No new taxes of new bond issues will be required* Funds are now available to complete the entire program as outlined on the ballot. ^ WHY IS SEPTEMBER 29 ELECTION NECESSARY? After the original Civic Center legislation was approved by the voters in November^ 1956, the City Council and Civic Center Advisory Commission directed a group of outstanding architects, site planners^ theatre and convention experts to evaluate the physical development of the Civic Center within the scope of the bond issue* A year and a half of study by these experts resulted in a unanimous recommendation that the Civic Auditorium be converted into a new Concert and Convention Hall* A recent Superior Court ruling determined that the City of Seattle lacked the authority to proceed with this conversion program without approval of the voters. R STK SEA 711.55109 C498F *Executive Committee
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Transcript | cifixeris oiw 2 I 5 COLUMBIA STREET S E A T T I F A w a <. y i K! r. t o Ki MA. 2-5 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Willis Camp# Chairman Robert Block, Vice-Chairman *MJ. Aihadeff * Harry Carr *A! Foster *Robert Froyn *Mrs» Frederick Lemere * Gregg Mac Donald * Ralph Potts *Roy Reiser *Solie RIngoId *lrvlrtg Smith *Neil Stewart * Horace Vanosse *Eugene Walby John Barnard Mrs. William Black Ben Bowling J . D . Braman Otto Brandt Henry Broderick L.G. Casper James Chiarelli Norton Clapp Kenneth Col man John Detl ie F.A. Dupar Dean Eastman Mrs. Harian Edwards Clyde Fenn Donald Follett John Hauberg Robert Hill Jack Geoffrey John Jewett Perry Johanson George Kachlein Milton Katlms Rev. A.A. lemieux, S* Alice Jean Lewis Donna McArthur Mb. Hugh McCreery Thomas McGuaid Dr. Walter Moore B. Marcus Priteca Volney Richmond, Jr. Richard Riddel I Arnold Robbins Alvin Schardt Mrs. Cecelia Schultz Paul Seibert Harold Shefelman David Sprague Charles Stokes Carl Strand Roy Taylor Paul Thiry Lawrence Waldron Andrew Wick Charles Wiggins Walter Williams Donald Yates FACT SHEET Cm02Miim SEFfEIBER 29, 1959, lUECTION I* ^M^MLM^iJJ^^E^ 0 01 00 4479660 4 The real issue of this election is whether the City of Seattle is to proceed now to complete the Civic Center program with funds on hand or face the alternative of endless delay and millions of dollars in new taxes* Specifically9 voters will be asked on September 29 to approve ih^ recosr&v:?ndod Civic Center program which would: 1» Authorize the City to spinel $2,500,000 of the 1956 Civic Center Development Bond funds* to construct, wi.thin the structural shell of the present Civic Auditorium, a Concert and Convention Hall seating approximately 3«100 people* Authorize City to construct \ew 800 seat multipurpose auditorium on th^ Civic Center site using the remaining funds of the bond issu« for that purpo?»*e. 3# Remodel and improve the 5,ttter:l,w of the present Civic Tcc^ Arenas 4* Involve no new taxes i 11 • MILL THE, AUDXTCfillJK CONVERSION PROGixAM PRODUCE A FIRST CLASS CONCERT AMD CONYS^r^HALL? '"^' Yes* The interior of the present audi tori tin will be torn out and completely rebuilt at a cost of $2,300,000. In addition, $200f000 will be spent re facing the building to give it an entirely new contemporary appearance* The,old auditorium will be imrecognisable either inside, QX\. out... when,.. the t Job, is finished> The new Concert and Convention Hall will provides 1# Mew air-conditionsd main theatre seating approximately 3*100 persons within a perfect acoustical shell* This theatre, with gently sloping orchestra, floor and two balconies, will rival in comfort ami atmosphere the finest public or private theatres in the United States today* 2. Large 150-foot wide and ?0-foob deep stage designed to accommodate the most elaborate Broadway type? musicals, symphony f opera, ballet, as well as a full i^nge of popular entertainment* 3s Mew spacious lobby to be connected to a mezzanine level by escalators, elevators, and a grand staircase* 4» Six additional conference and convention rooms (seating a total of 1,200 persons), plus a rehearsal hall seating 20Cf will adjoin the theatre* There will naturally be new rest roams, lounges, and refreshment centers, together with well-planned dressing room and stage working facilities. HI* Wltf* MORE TAX. MONEY BE REQUIR£D..,.tJP C0MP1ETB THE CIVIC CENTER PROGRAM? No new taxes of new bond issues will be required* Funds are now available to complete the entire program as outlined on the ballot. ^ WHY IS SEPTEMBER 29 ELECTION NECESSARY? After the original Civic Center legislation was approved by the voters in November^ 1956, the City Council and Civic Center Advisory Commission directed a group of outstanding architects, site planners^ theatre and convention experts to evaluate the physical development of the Civic Center within the scope of the bond issue* A year and a half of study by these experts resulted in a unanimous recommendation that the Civic Auditorium be converted into a new Concert and Convention Hall* A recent Superior Court ruling determined that the City of Seattle lacked the authority to proceed with this conversion program without approval of the voters. R STK SEA 711.55109 C498F *Executive Committee |
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