Sixth Avenue Hump Cut

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View of construction during the hump removal project along Sixth Avenue looking north from the corner of Wylie Avenue. The front of The People's Loan Office and a large advertisement for The Chamberlain Co. Sanitoriam are visible. 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.
June 6th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Sixth 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.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wrecking--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Sixth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.131314.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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  • Jonathan about 13 years ago

    Sixth and Wylie can be seen here:
    http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-...

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