A young man stands on Sixth Avenue, between Cherry Way and Grant Street, in the Hump District. In the background, many advertisements are visible including those for Eaton Co. Undertakers, Waverly Printing Co., M. Berardini's Bank, and a cleaning product called Gold Dust. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown 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.
