Hump District

May 3, 1914

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Hump District
  • Title
  • Hump District
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • May 3, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144062.CP
  • Description
  • A view of Sixth Avenue and Grant Street in the Hump District. The view is looking south and shows the completed work of the hump cut. 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. The view also includes an unidentified church, several businesses and buildings for rent, and an advertisement for Tetley's Tea.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Streets--Maintenance and repair
    Commercial buildings
    Pedestrians
    Motor vehicles
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Sixth Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Grant 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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