Allegheny County Courthouse

131275cp
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/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?c=pitttext&view=toc&idno=00aep1324m for more information. For more information.
March 28th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Diamond Street
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Public works--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny County Courthouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Identifier
715.131275.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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