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Sixth Avenue Hump Cut

May 28, 1913

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Sixth Avenue Hump Cut
  • Title
  • Sixth Avenue Hump Cut
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • May 28, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 715.131312.CP
  • Description
  • A view of construction during the hump removal project at the corner of Dante Alley and Sixth Avenue, looking southeast. The Eaton Co. Undertakers storefront and an advertisement for Uneeda Biscuit are visible. 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
    Commercial buildings
    Wrecking
    Blue collar workers
    Alleys
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Sixth Street (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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