Second Avenue Improvements

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View of street improvements on Try Way at Greenough Street during the hump removal project, looking toward Second Avenue. Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive 1477 rests on the tracks above and the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail can be seen in the near distance. 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.
January 21st, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Second 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.; Railroad tracks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Steam locomotives--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Try Way (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133138.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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