Hump District Construction Plans for Cherry Way

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Set of construction plans for street improvements and gradient changes on Cherry Way. In the 1900s, the "hump" cut took place in the downtown area 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. For more information, 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
Location
Downtown
Address
Cherry Way
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Designs and plans.; Cherry Way (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.128577.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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