File:Hump Cut (715.121161.CP).jpg

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A view of the Hump Cut, looking down Fifth Avenue from Grant Street. 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 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.

Date
June 3, 1912
Title
Hump Cut
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address
Fifth Avenue
Subjects
  • Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Public works--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
  • Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
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creator
Pittsburgh City Photographer
depositor
University of Pittsburgh
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Source http://histpitt.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt:715.121161.CP/
Author Pittsburgh City Photographer

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