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Sixth Avenue Hump Cut
June 9, 1913
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Title
Sixth Avenue Hump Cut
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
June 9, 1913
Identifier
715.131331.CP
Description
Hump cut progress on Sixth Avenue looking north towards Webster Avenue. Multiple billboards and advertisements are visible, including ones for the Columbia Varsity Show, Silver Top Beer, and The Chamberlain Co. Sanitarians. 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 for more information.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Streets--Maintenance and repair
Commercial buildings
Blue collar workers
Horse-drawn vehicles
Geographic Subjects
Sixth Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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