Trust for public space, with friends of the high line. The park features lush horticulture, artworks, seasonal food vendors, community programming, and unique views of the hudson river and new york city. Hammond and david founded this nonprofit in order to save an intriguing piece of new york city history that would not only increase tax revenues for the. The high line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on manhattans west side. The high line new york city 2020 all you need to know. The high line by james corner field operations, diller. Beyond its historical roots, though, the high line engages city dwellers in an active conversation about its saturation burgeoning development. Solving the citys traffic problemsat least theoreticallyby stacking different transport forms on different levels and weaving them into the buildings they served was a commonly held vision of. The high line hotel is a historic hotel in the west chelsea neighborhood in the borough of manhattan, new york city. The book for design enthusiasts including architects, landscape designers and urban planners as well as for generalinterest lovers of new york city, culture, art, gardens, and city life. This information will provide the context necessary for examining the groups status as a communityoriented organization within the urban planning structure of new york city. The park s success has led to a high line effect, with many city governments in the us and abroad trying to replicate this model. Founded in 1999 by community residents, friends of the high line fought for the high line s preservation and transformation at a time when the.
The high line park now runs more than 20 blocks from gansevoort to 20th street. This page was last edited on 25 february 2018, at 21. While saving the high line would prevent a lot of construction from taking place in the area, saving it not only provided a much needed park, but also a way to add another unique character to the area, improving the local economy and increasing local property values. The building was constructed in 1895 as a dormitory for the general theological seminary and is now owned by the brodsky organization and mcr development. The high lines elevation of the rail lines was a potent symbol of modernity. In 2015, 44 percent of park users who hailed from new york city were people of color, up 20 points from 2010. Seven chapters offer a multidimensional perspective from the minds behind the iconic structure. The restored high line is a victory for both preservationists and environmentalists. The high line and equity in adaptive reuse citylab. Phaidons bestselling the high line was the first book to document the creative process behind this remarkable architectural achievement comprehensively from concept to completion. The second phase running from 20th street to 30th street will launch in 2010. The entire project is miles long, eliminates 105 streetlevel railroad crossings, and adds 32 acres to riverside park. The high line is an elevated railway transformed into a public park on manhattans west side.
The high line is a free park that offers a platform for social interaction, which is requisite criteria for democratic space, but it does not succeed as one because the park is actually operating within a larger framework of social construction, economic development, and cultural. Seven chapters offer a multidimensional perspective from the minds behind the iconic. Interesting facts about the high line just fun facts. Deconstructing the high lineis the first book to analyze the high line from multiple perspectives, critically assessing its aesthetic, economic, ecological, symbolic, and social impacts. In 2002, friends of the high line finally won a lawsuit challenging citys plans for demolishing the remaining. Including several essays by planners and architects directly involved in the high line s design, this volume also brings together a diverse range of scholars from the fields of urban studies, geography, anthropology.
High line is the story of how my favorite park in new york overcame daunting challenges to become a reality, written by the guys who made it happen. Other books about the high line either dont engage these critiques or only do so through the eyes of hammond and friends of the high line cofounder joshua david, who authored a book. Pdf this paper investigates the growing inequality of public spaces in. Cities around the world clamor to reclaim their own abandoned train tracks as parks, inspired by this success. A third section is under construction for the park by the hudson, and unlike the first two, it will have rusted rail tracks overgrown with flora. It is owned by the city of new york, and maintained and operated by friends of the high line. High line map and self guided tour free tours by foot. Winner of the 20 ippy award presented by the independent publishers for travel guideb. High line urban park on an elevated section of a disused railroad in manhattan, new york the high line, an aerial greenway, at 20th street looking downtown. On the high line is an engaging, friendatyourside guide to everything that a visitor sees when strolling through the park.
High line map for sightseeing around the park use our high line map to find a place to lounge outdoors or plan a stroll down chelseas elevated park photograph. The original elevated railway was completed in 1934 in response to the inefficient and dangerous conditions on the avenues, with. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. High line map and visitor guide this post is a visitors guide to the high line, an innovative city park built on an abandoned elevated freight rail line in chelsea. Exploring americas most original urban park, the first illustrated guide to the high line. In so doing, the book also considers the high lines rela tion to public space. It extends from gansevoort street in the meatpacking district to west 34th street, between 10th and 12th avenues. Case in point, the high line is a subliminal retelling of new yorks past through embodied experience. It is the beneficiary of millionaires, politicians, and citizens, who rescued it from demolition. Including several essays by planners and architects directly involved in the high line s design, this volume also brings together a diverse range of scholars. I had the joel sternfeld book walking the high line, and i appreciated to which extent the new design respected the old lines and materials. The inside story of new york citys park in the sky. With cartegraph, staff can pinpoint service locations,track progress, and check off tasks in real time.
The high line is essentially a green roof on top of an elevated railroad track. For more about the new edition, published in may 2014, click here. Similarly, the property values surrounding the perimeter of central park are some of the most highly valued properties in the city. One for the shelf of any designer whose clients now want something a bit like the high line. I also read and critically analyzed the book high line. One tool friends of the high line has begun utilizing is cartegraph, a leading operations management system that helps us care for and maintain the park and its assets from one central system. After the high line was completed, the area around chelsea became incredibly expensive. Detailed, obsessive, quirky, compelling, and beautiful, the book captures the essence of the high line.
Since the opening in 2009, the high line has become a destination for sunbathing, sightseeing, snacking and viewing innovative art. Gramercy park hamilton fish park high line highbridge park horace greeley square hudson park hudson river park inwood. The high line, a new park atop an elevated rail structure on manhattans west side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The paper traces the high line s history and examines the.
The high line s levitating parkland has been so long and so rapturously anticipated that the nineblock segment that opens this week can hardly compete with its own story. The book flips back and forth between josh david and robert hammonds perspective, starting when they banded together in the late 1990s to try to save the high line, an old elevated railroad spur. Friends of the high line raises nearly 100% of the high line s annual budget. High line map for sightseeing around the park time out. Winner of the 20 ippy award presented by the independent publishers for travel guidebook. The ultimate guide to the high line fodors travel guide. A tour of the lively architecture surrounding the high. Hammond is proud to report steady changes in the high line s visitor makeup. High line selfguided visit the high line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on manhattans west side. Additionally, central park conservancy was the first. It also argued that a novel park about three stories above ground would attract some. After years of public debate about the hazard, the city and state of new york and the new york central railroad agree on the west side improvement project, which includes the high line. The high line is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on manhattans west side.
We include tips on planning your visit, as well as where to eat in the area, what tours are available and more. The inside story of new york citys park in the sky book description high line. Now the elevated park spans from gansevoort street in the meatpacking district through the length of chelseas iconic gallery district, up to west 34th street and the underconstruction hudson yards development on the edge of hells kitchen. Deconstructing the high line is the first book to analyze the high line from multiple perspectives, critically assessing its aesthetic, economic, ecological, symbolic, and social impacts.
The first section, from gansevoort street to 20th street, is projected to open in june 2009. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A specially created, 10 page foldout map pdf sample pages click on an image to launch the slide player and view doublepage spreads from on the high line, the first illustrated book about the celebrated highline park in nyc. The high line is a 23cityblocklong elevated railway reclaimed as an extraordinary public open space in the heart of manhattans west side. The meatpacking district, west chelsea, and hells kitchenclinton. Founded in 1999 by community residents, friends of the high line fought for the high line s preservation and. High line scavenger hunt by lucas crawford overdrive. Heres the ultimate guide to the high line, with park and streetlevel picks for what to see and do and where to eat, drink, and sleep along the way. Friends of the high line saved the railway from demolition and remediated it into the thriving public park it is today.
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