Sixth Avenue Hump Cut

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Hump cut progress at the northwest corner of Wylie Avenue and Sixth Avenue, looking north at property on Sixth Avenue. A large billboard for Turkish Trophies lies in the background. 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 18th, 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.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wrecking--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Sixth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Wylie Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.131358.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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