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The Carnegie Building on Cherry Street

April 3, 1913

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The Carnegie Building on Cherry Street
  • Title
  • The Carnegie Building on Cherry Street
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • April 3, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 715.133279.CP
  • Description
  • A view from the corner of Cherry Way and Oliver Avenue, looking towards Fifth Avenue, during the hump cut project. The building on the left is the Carnegie Building, which houses The South Side Trust Company. Across the street from the Carnegie Building is Kaufmann Brothers Department Store. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown 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 for more information.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Streets--Maintenance and repair
    Commercial buildings
    Blue collar workers
    Motor vehicles
    Horse-drawn vehicles
    Alleys
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • 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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