highline!

On Saturday, me and a few 100 New Yorkers + tourists walked through the revamped High Line - the public space/park located at the former site of the elevated railway that ran along the west side of Manhattan. Starting from the 20th Street entrance {Section 2 is under construction right now and will extend the Park further north}, we walked south to Gansevoort Street - passing lots of public space for sitting and lounging, art installations, selected points of interest that highlight views of landmarks {such as the Statue of Liberty} and preserved railway pieces mixed into landscaped gardens.


In the Chelsea Market building {formerly the Nabisco factory}, there is an art installation called 'The River that Flows Both Ways' by Spencer Finch where each pane of the factory windows is a different tint and correlates to a pixel from photographs he took of the Hudson River, an industrial legacy of NYC. Just how the River water looks different depending on the light and weather, so is this art piece that relies on the light coming into the window panes. I thought it was beautiful. And right below the installation were the original tracks coming into the building, marking its place in the history of the City.


Below are some views from the Park which includes the fun outdoor seating at the new Standard Hotel and a flower bed on the awning of one of the Meatpacking stores buildings.


"When all sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen. It features an integrated landscape, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, combining meandering concrete pathways with naturalistic plantings. Fixed and movable seating, lighting, and special features are also included in the park."
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On a related note, check out these High Line postcards {below} in which Auto. {store located right in the 'hood} asked 10 graphic designers to create a postcard inspired by the newly opened Park. Proceeds of the cards will be donated to the Friends of the High Line!


{Postcard set image from auto. website}