View of improvements made to Second Avenue during the hump removal project, looking from Gas Street to Brewery Street. 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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Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroad tracks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Retaining walls--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design and construction.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Second Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133297.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
