Wylie Avenue at Tunnel Street to Fifth Avenue

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View of Wylie Avenue at Tunnel Street looking toward Fifth Avenue, showing hump cut construction progress. A sign, most likely for streetcar traffic, suggests a travel speed. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. The 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.
May 16th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
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.; Trolley cars--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Pedestrians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street cleaners--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Wylie Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133384.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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