Hump District Construction

View of the Hump District construction of sewer on Pentland Street. 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.

April 27th, 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.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Underground utility lines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design and construction.; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Identifier

715.122573.CP

Rights

Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose

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