Municipal Archives


​Space Requirements Report for the Municipal Administration Center, 1966

​Collection 1996-018

Overview

Repository​​
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201
CreatorWalter A Buchanan, Consultant, for the City of Dallas
Title ​Space Requirements Report for the Municipal Administration Center
Dates1966
Quantity1.5 linear feet (1 flat box)
AbstractPrinted report.
Identification 1996-018
Language Records are in English

​Scope and Content

Collection contains a published report for the City of Dallas created by Walter A Buchanan.

The study reports Phase I of the study of the present and future space requirements for the administrative functions of the City of Dallas.  The city commissioned the report because of increases in population growth, expansion of city departments, and inefficiencies in existing facilities to support the growth.  The city wanted projections through the year 2000.

The consultant interviewed each city department, division, and section supervisor to evaluate the anticipated personnel growth and facility requirements.  Examples of the data provided include the information in the following table:

Projection
​Approximate Date
​Work Places
​Usable Square Feet
​Parking Square Feet
​Cars
​Existing
1965​​1561
​206,737
​162,600
​434
​Now Needed
​1966
​1668
​385,407
​361,500
​964
​Move-in
​1970
​2126
​453,331
​424,875
​1133
​First
​1980
​2773
​539,146
​505,500
​1348
​Second
​1990
​3469
​630,179
​590,625
​1575
​Third
​2000
​4173
​721,713
​676,500
​1804


The report provides an analysis of all collected data and offers recommendations for getting the city to the year 2000.

Organization

NA

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Citation

​Space Requirements Report for the Municipal Administration Center, 1966 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

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Index Terms

City planning -- Texas -- Dallas
Dallas -- Texas -- History

​Container List 

Box Title, Date
1 ​Space Requirements Report:   Municipal Administration Center, 1966
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