Hump Removal on Wylie Avenue

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Wylie Avenue, from Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue, during the Hump District's "hump" removal. Draft horses, work crews, surveying equipment and business fronts, including the Buffalo Restaurant, are visible in the scene. 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
November 4th, 1912
Location
Downtown
Address
511 Wylie 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.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wrecking--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wylie Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.122999.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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