BRIDGES AND
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
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Frederick Law
Olmsted
report to the
Pittsburgh Civic Commission
"Pittsburgh:
Main Thoroughfares and The
Down Town District"
1910
00 Cover Page
00 Contents
04 Parks and
Recreation
Facilities
06 Index
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PART I: The Down Town District Pittsburgh: Main Thoroughfares and The Down Town District Frederick Law Olmsted report to The Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1910
Typical section for the water front. The parapet along the promenade would be above extreme flood height; the commercial quay would be at a lower level, flooded at very high water, but above all ordinary river stages.
Alternative section for the water front, suggesting a floating commercial quay that would rise and fall with the river. Large cranes could transfer freight directly from the boats to trucks at the street level. At certain places roadways would cut through the promenade to provide access to ramps leading down to the quays and to provide places for freight trucks to stand while being loaded and unloaded.
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