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Hump District
May 23, 1912
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Title
Hump District
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Date
May 23, 1912
Identifier
715.122620.CP
Description
A view of construction in the Hump District on Webster Avenue from Chatham Street to Tunnel Street. During the 1900s, 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.
Type
still image
Subject
Streets--Maintenance and repair
Blue collar workers
Commercial buildings
Geographic Subjects
Webster Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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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