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Grant Street Hump Cut
March 14, 1913
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Title
Grant Street Hump Cut
Creator
Pittsburgh City Photographer
Date
March 14, 1913
Identifier
715.133196.CP
Description
A view of construction during the hump removal project on Grant Street from Diamond Street to Fifth Avenue. Note the temporary walkway across the street, connecting the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail with the Frick Building. The "hump" cut took place in the downtown area known as Grant's Hill. The project began with planning in 1909 and ended with the final cut in 1913. It changed the gradient of Grant Street, Diamond Street, and Oliver, Fifth, Sixth, Webster and Wylie Avenues. Please see Frederick Law Olmstead, Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?c=pitttext&view=toc&idno=00aep1324m for more information.
Place of Publication
Downtown
Type
still image
Subject
Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.
Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Municipal buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Frick Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Grant Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Geographic Subjects
Downtown
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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