View of Diamond Street, between Grant Street and Ross Street, in the Hump District. The building on the left is the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail. On the right, Pittsburgh Academy is visible, while Red Box Printing & Manufacturing Co. is seen in the background. 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.
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
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Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Municipal buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Diamond Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133431.CP
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Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
