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Allegheny County Courthouse

March 28, 1913

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Allegheny County Courthouse
  • Title
  • Allegheny County Courthouse
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • March 28, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 715.131275.CP
  • Description
  • A view of Diamond Street looking east from Grant Street showing progress on the "hump" cut. Visible on the left is the Court House, and in the background is the Pittsburgh Academy building, forerunner to the University of Pittsburgh which was at this location from 1855-1882. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. The project began in 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/islandora/object/pitt:00aep1324m for more information. For more information.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Buildings
    Public works
    Men
    Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • 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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