Wylie Avenue Hump Cut

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Hump cut progress at the southwest corner of Wylie Avenue and Sixth Avenue looking west. The New York Restaurant featuring a dining room for ladies and gents is visible on the corner along with Alex Sotus & Co. and the Hotel Sutton. 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
522 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
715.131333.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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  • Jonathan over 13 years ago

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

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