Wylie Avenue Hump Cut | Digital Pitt

July 25, 1912

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Title
Wylie Avenue Hump Cut
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
July 25, 1912
Identifier
715.121191.CP
Description
Hump Removal on Wylie Avenue, looking from Fifth Avenue and showing the severity of the cut and its impact on the surrounding neighborhood and businesses. Establishments affected include the Buffalo Restaurant, Duquesne Beer, and the Keystone Loan Office. The "hump" cut took place in the downtown area known as Grant's Hill. Planning began in 1909 and the project was completed with the final cut in 1913. It changed the gradient of Grant [Boulevard], Diamond Street, and Oliver, Fifth, Sixth, Webster and Wylie Avenues. Please see Frederick Law Olmstead, Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares, and the Down Town District: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:00aep1324m for more information.
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Streets
Wrecking
Horse-drawn vehicles
Blue collar workers
Commercial strips
Geographic Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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