Sixth Avenue Hump Cut

View of construction during the hump removal project along the west side of Sixth Avenue near Webster Ave. The storefronts of The People's Loan Office and F. Bonavoglia can be seen, as well as large advertisements for the Columbia Varsity Show and Silver Top Beer. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. he project began in 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. for more information.

June 18th, 1913

Location

Downtown

Address

516 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

Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Sixth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Public works--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Identifier

715.131359.CP

Rights

Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose

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