Court House Quick Lunch

131253cp
West side of Grant Street showing Hump cut progress and surrounding businesses including the Court House Quick Lunch. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. he 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.
March 18th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Grant 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.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Public works--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.;_x000D_ Grant Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Roads--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design and construction.
Identifier
715.131253.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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