View of construction along Ross Street during the hump removal project, looking from Diamond Street to Fifth Avenue. The Courthouse is shown on the left and the Jail is on the right. 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. 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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Subjects
Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Municipal buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Ross Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133313.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
