The High Line
- Categories:
- Garden,
- Hiking Trail,
- Park,
HISTORY Channel
Built in the 30s, this was an active railway until 1980. "Friends of the High Line" formed in 1999 with the idea of turning it into an elevated park similar to the Promenade Plantée in Paris.
Valentine's Day Movie
Make sure you're bundled up enough to go for a stroll with your special someone so you both can take in the romantic view of the New York City sky line. #vday
ARTINFO
At 16th Street, look east! There you will see the art-filled showrooms of boutique auctioneer Phillips de Pury & Company, which just sold a Richard Prince "Nurse" painting for $6.5m.
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May 14, 2010
Sabine D.
Walk the High Line! Stunning view on the skyline in Meetpacking District and Chelsea.
ARTINFO
Stephen Vitiello has installed a site-specific installation here called "A Bell for Every Minute," which features recordings of iconic bells ringing every 60 seconds.
Eleonora
nice walk, surreal... if you have some time and it's a sunny day don't miss it
Wallpaper* Magazine
Thanks to an unerring decade of dedication from the Friends of the High Line, headed by Joshua David and Robert Hammond, a 1.45-mile portion of the track was transformed into a public park
The Corcoran Group
Morimoto now offers boxed picnic lunches to High Line visitors; the multi-course meal includes salad, miso soup, California roll with 3, 4, or 8 pieces of sushi & bottled water (via @GrubStreet)
julie a.
remarkable space. a must-visit. wish more cities would regenerate un-used spaces.
Mathea R.
The colored window panes that depict the many colors of the Hudson photographed in different light are my favorite.
Albert C.
Had a great time hanging with friends at night, area under the Standard Hotel is great for breezy seating
