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August 11, 1913

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Title
Bridge of Sighs
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
August 11, 1913
Identifier
715.133515.CP
Description
A view of Ross Street, from Fourth Avenue to Diamond Street in the Hump District. The shot includes the Bridge of Sighs connecting the Allegheny Country Courthouse and the Allegheny County Jail. The bridge was once used to transport prisoners from the courthouse to the jail and is modeled after a bridge in Venice, Italy with the same name. A fire escape on the building on the right is a spiral staircase. 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 for more information.
Extent
6.5 x 8.5 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Streets--Maintenance and repair
Commercial buildings
Blue collar workers
Municipal buildings
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Bridge of Sighs (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Ross 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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