Hump District

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View from the corner of Oliver Avenue and Cherry Way, looking toward Sixth Avenue, during the hump cut project. The building second from the left houses the Nixon Theatre, while the building to the right of the Nixon houses the city of Pittsburgh's Department of Public Safety. 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. 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.
April 3rd, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Oliver Avenue
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.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Motor vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Steam shovels--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Oliver Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Cherry Way (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133278.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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