Turkish Trophies Advertisement

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Hump cut progress at the northwest corner of Wylie Avenue and Sixth Avenue, looking west down Wylie Avenue. At the corner on Sixth Avenue is a large billboard reading "Turkish Trophies 10¢ for 10 with Gift Slip". 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 9th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
533-519 Wylie 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.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wylie Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Sixth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.131334.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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