Dante and Webster

Pentland Street showing corner of Dante Alley and Webster Avenue in the Hump District. During the 1900s, the "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. The project began with planning in 1909 and ended with the final cut in 1913.

June 25th, 1912

Location

Downtown

Address

Pentland 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

Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Pentland Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Dante Alley (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Webster Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Identifier

715.121175.CP

Rights

Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose

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