Scrip Alley Hump Cut

April 3, 1913

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Scrip Alley Hump Cut
  • Title
  • Scrip Alley Hump Cut
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • April 3, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 715.133293.CP
  • Description
  • A view of construction on Scrip Alley during the hump removal project, looking from Fourth Avenue to Diamond Street. 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 for more information.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Streets--Maintenance and repair
    Blue collar workers
    Commercial buildings
    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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