Lemon Alley

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View of construction on Lemon Alley, between Scrip Alley and Cherry Alley, in the Hump District. On the left is the office of The Waterproofing Co., Meyers Construction Co., and a printing company. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. The project began in 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.
May 16th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Lemon Alley
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.; Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Lemon Alley (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133391.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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