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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                SCHEDULE 13E-3/A
                        RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
       (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
 
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 8)
 
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                   IDS/SHURGARD INCOME GROWTH PARTNERS, L.P.
                                (NAME OF ISSUER)
 
                         SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS, INC.
                    IDS/SHURGARD INCOME GROWTH PARTNERS L.P.
                            SHURGARD ASSOCIATES L.P.
                         SHURGARD GENERAL PARTNER, INC.
                                CHARLES K. BARBO
                       (NAME OF PERSON FILING STATEMENT)
 
                     UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
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                                   448933-309
                     (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
                             KRISTIN H. STRED, ESQ.
              SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
                         1201 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 2200
                           SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
                                 (206) 624-8100
  (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES
          AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
 
                                   COPIES TO:
                             JEFFREY T. PERO, ESQ.
                            WILLIAM J. CERNIUS, ESQ.
                                LATHAM & WATKINS
                             650 TOWN CENTER DRIVE
                                TWENTIETH FLOOR
                          COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA 92626
                                 (714) 540-1235
 
    This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
 
    a.  / /  The  filing of  solicitation materials or  an information statement
             subject to Regulation  14A, Regulation 14C  or Rule 13e-3(c)  under
             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
    b.   / /  The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of
       1933.
 
    c.  /X/  A tender offer.
 
    d.  / /  None of the above.
 
    Check the  following box  if soliciting  material or  information  statement
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: / /
 
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    Shurgard  Storage  Centers, Inc.,  a  Delaware corporation  (the "Company"),
IDS/Shurgard Income Growth Partners L.P., a Washington limited partnership  (the
"Partnership"),  Shurgard  Associates  L.P., a  Washington  limited partnership,
Shurgard General Partner, Inc., a  Washington corporation, and Charles K.  Barbo
hereby   amend  their  Rule  13e-3  Transaction  Statement  on  Schedule  13E-3,
originally filed with  the Securities and  Exchange Commission on  July 2,  1996
(the  "Schedule 13E-3"), with respect to the Company's acquisition of the entire
limited partnership interest in the Partnership.
 
    The Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated August 26, 1996, (the "Supplement
to Offer to Purchase"), a copy of which is incorporated by reference to  Exhibit
99.19  to Amendment No.  8 to the  Company's Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule
14D-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 1996  (the
"Schedule  14D-1"), supplements the  Offer to Purchase, dated  July 2, 1996 (the
"Offer to Purchase"), which was filed as Exhibit 99.6 to the Schedule 13E-3,  as
supplemented  by the Company's letter to Unitholders dated July 16, 1996, a copy
of which was filed  as Exhibit 99.16  to the Schedule  13E-3. The Supplement  to
Offer  to Purchase  relates to a  tender offer  by the Company  (the "Offer") to
purchase up to 65,000 units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") in the
Partnership at a price of $257 net per Unit in cash, without interest.

1.  ISSUER AND CLASS OF SECURITY SUBJECT TO THE TRANSACTION.
 
    Item 1 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (c)  The information set forth in "MARKET PRICES OF UNITS" of the Supplement
to Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
    (d) The information set forth in SCHEDULE VIII of the Supplement to Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
 
    Item 2 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(d),  (g)  This  Statement  is   being  filed  by  the  Purchaser,   the
Partnership,  Shurgard Associates  L.P., Charles  K. Barbo  and Shurgard General
Partner, Inc.  The information  set forth  in "BACKGROUND  AND PURPOSES  OF  THE
TRANSACTION  -- The Partnership"  and SCHEDULE I  of the Supplement  to Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
    (e)-(f) None of  the Purchaser, the  Partnership, Shurgard Associates  L.P.,
Charles  K. Barbo,  Shurgard General  Partners, Inc.  or, to  the best  of their
knowledge, any of the persons listed in SCHEDULE I of the Supplement to Offer to
Purchase has  during  the last  five  years (i)  been  convicted in  a  criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a
party  to a civil proceeding  of a judicial or  administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting  activities
subject  to, federal or state  securities laws or finding  any violation of such
laws.
 
3.  PAST CONTACTS, OFFERS OR NEGOTIATIONS.
 
    Item 3 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(b) The  information set  forth  on the  Cover  Page and  in  "SUMMARY,"
"SPECIAL   CONSIDERATIONS,""BACKGROUND  AND  PURPOSES   OF  THE  TRANSACTION  --
Background of  the  Transaction"  and  "INTERESTS OF  CERTAIN  PERSONS"  of  the
Supplement to Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
4.  TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
 
    Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)  The information set forth on the Cover Page and in the INTRODUCTION and
"THE OFFER -- Section 7" of the Supplement to Offer to Purchase is  incorporated
herein by reference.
 
    (b)  The information set forth in  the SUMMARY, "SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS" and
INTERESTS OF  CERTAIN  PERSONS"  of  the Supplement  to  Offer  to  Purchase  is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
5.  PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE ISSUER OR AFFILIATE.
 
    Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(g)  The information set forth on the  Cover Page and in "BACKGROUND AND
PURPOSES OF  THE  TRANSACTION"  of  the  Supplement  to  Offer  to  Purchase  is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
7.  PURPOSE(S), ALTERNATIVES, REASONS AND EFFECTS.
 
    Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (b)   The  information  set  forth  in   "BACKGROUND  AND  PURPOSES  OF  THE
TRANSACTION" and "FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION; POSITION OF THE GENERAL  PARTNER"
of the Supplement to Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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8.  FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION.
 
    Item 8 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(f)  The  information  set  forth in  "BACKGROUND  AND  PURPOSES  OF THE
TRANSACTION," "FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION; POSITION OF THE GENERAL PARTNER" and
"APPRAISAL; OPINIONS  OF  FINANCIAL ADVISORS"  of  the Supplement  to  Offer  to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
9.  REPORTS, OPINIONS, APPRAISALS AND CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS.
 
    Item 9 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(c)  The  information set  forth  in "APPRAISAL;  OPINIONS  OF FINANCIAL
ADVISORS" of  the Supplement  to Offer  to Purchase  is incorporated  herein  by
reference.
 
11.   CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS OR  UNDERSTANDINGS WITH  RESPECT TO  THE ISSUER'S
SECURITIES.
 
    Item 11 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    The information set forth in "BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION  --
Background  of  the  Transaction" of  the  Supplement  to Offer  to  Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
12.  PRESENT INTENTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH REGARD TO  THE
TRANSACTION.
 
    Item 12 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(b)  The information set forth on the  Cover Page and in "BACKGROUND AND
PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION -- Background of the Transaction," "FAIRNESS OF  THE
TRANSACTION;  POSITION OF GENERAL PARTNER" and "APPRAISAL; OPINIONS OF FINANCIAL
ADVISORS" of  the Supplement  of Offer  to Purchase  is incorporated  herein  by
reference.
 
14.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
 
    Item 14 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    (a)-(b)  The  information  set  forth in  "BACKGROUND  AND  PURPOSES  OF THE
TRANSACTION -- The Partnership" and SCHEDULES V, VI and VII of the Supplement to
Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
    Item 16 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 
    The additional information concerning the Transaction which is set forth  in
the  Supplement  to Offer  to Purchase  is incorporated  herein by  reference to
Exhibit 99.19 to the Schedule 14D-1.
 
17.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
 
    Item 17 is hereby amended to add the following as additional information:
 

        
99.26      Supplement to Offer to Purchase dated August 26, 1996 (incorporated by reference  to
            Exhibit  99.19 to the Purchaser's  Tender Offer Statement on  Form 14D-1 filed with
            the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 1996).
99.27      Letter to Unitholders dated  August 26, 1996 (incorporated  by reference to  Exhibit
            99.20  to  the Purchaser's  Tender Offer  Statement  on Form  14D-1 filed  with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 1996).
99.28      Text of Press Release  dated August 26, 1996  (incorporated by reference to  Exhibit
            99.21  to  the Purchaser's  Tender Offer  Statement  on Form  14D-1 filed  with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 1996).
99.29      Portfolio Projections,  Valuations,  Forecasts and  Assumptions  Used by  Robert  A.
            Stanger  & Co., Inc.  in the Partnership's Fairness  Opinions and Summary Portfolio
            Appraisal.

 
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                                   SIGNATURE
 
    After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that
the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated: August 26, 1996
                                          SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS, INC.
 
                                          By:  /s/      HARRELL L. BECK
 
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                                               Name:  Harrell L. Beck
                                              Title:   Senior Vice President,
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                       and Treasurer
 
                                          IDS/SHURGARD INCOME GROWTH PARTNERS
                                          L.P.
 
                                              BY:  SHURGARD ASSOCIATES L.P.
 
                                              By:  /s/    CHARLES K. BARBO
 
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                                                   Name:  Charles K. Barbo
                                                 Title:   General Partner
 
                                          SHURGARD ASSOCIATES L.P.
 
                                          By:  /s/      CHARLES K. BARBO
 
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                                               Name:  Charles K. Barbo
                                              Title:   General Partner
 
                                          SHURGARD GENERAL PARTNER, INC.
 
                                          By:  /s/      HARRELL L. BECK
 
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                                               Name:  Harrell L. Beck
                                              Title:   Treasurer
 
                                         /s/        CHARLES K. BARBO
 
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                                         Name:  Charles K. Barbo
 
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