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Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (then NY Senator) on the HIGH LINE at the 2006 groundbreaking.
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HIGH LINE landscape architect, James Corner with his wife Anne-Marie
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Charlie Rose with Diane von Furstenberg at a benefit for the HIGH LINE project.
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Friends of the HIGH LINE co-founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond with actor Ethan Hawke (center).
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Candace Bushnell at a HIGH LINE benefit
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Photographer Joel Sternfeld
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HIGH LINE architects Roc Scofidio and Liz Diller with actor Kevin Bacon
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HIGH LINE supporters Tiki and Ginny Barber
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Martha Stewart with Friends of the HIGH LINE co-founder Joshua David
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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Former New York Senator (now Secretary of State) Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the HIGH LINE
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Kevin Bacon, Diane von Furstenberg and Kyra Sedgwick at a HIGH LINE benefit
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HIGH LINE supporters Ryan Shawhughes and Ethan Hawke
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Ed Norton, Friends of the HIGH LINE co-founders Robert Hammond and Joshua David and Kevin Bacon at the groundbreaking ceremony in 2006
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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
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HIGH LINE supporter Anderson Cooper at a benefit for the project
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Supporters Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon at a HIGH LINE benefit
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (then NY Senator) gets a tour of the HIGH LINE from Friends of the HIGH LINE co-founders Robert Hammond (left) and Joshua David
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Diane von Furstenberg, Fashion Designer
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 5
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Adam Gopnik, Writer for The New Yorker
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 1
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Piet Oudolf, Planting Designer
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 4
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Ethan Hawke, Actor
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 7
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Joel Sternfeld, Photographer
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 8
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Ric Scofidio and Liz Diller, Architects
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 6
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Amanda Burden, Chair, New York City Planning Commission
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 3
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Robert Hammond and Joshua David, Friends of the High Line Co-Founders
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 9
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James Corner, Landscape Architect
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 4
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Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 2
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Kevin Bacon, Actor
HIGH LINE STORIES - Episode 10
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Construction site of the HIGH LINE - November 1932
George A. Fuller, Builder. Photo courtesy of archiveofindustry.com
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The HIGH LINE under construction in the early 1930's.
George A. Fuller, Builder. Photo courtesy of archiveofindustry.com
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The HIGH LINE - November 1932
George A. Fuller, Builder. Photo courtesy of archiveofindustry.com
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The HIGH LINE in March 1933
George A. Fuller, Builder. Photo courtesy of archiveofindustry.com
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The HIGH LINE from street level - June 1933.
George A. Fuller, Builder. Photo courtesy of archiveofindustry.com
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The HIGH LINE cutting through Manhattan's west side in 1934
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The HIGH LINE in use - 1934
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The HIGH LINE circa 1953
Photo Credit: James Shaughnessy
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Engine heading south on the HIGH LINE in 1953 with Empire State Bldg. in back.
Photo Credit: James Shaughnessy
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Facing north on the HIGH LINE.
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Winter
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Spring
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Summer
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Fall
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Holiday cheer on the HIGH LINE
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
Overlooking New Jersey
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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Photo: Joel Sternfeld (c) 2000
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The Sundeck, between 14th and 15th Streets, offers unobstructed views over the Hudson.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The structure steps down to the Hudson River, with oversized wooden deck seating.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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Steps and ramps cut into an elevated square over 10th Avenue allowing visitors to descend into the structure.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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Steel is cut away and replaced by glass, providing a view up 10th Avenue.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The original steel railroad tracks have been returned to many locations on the HIGH LINE, incorporated into the plantings.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The Gansevoort Woodland, overlooking Washington Street, features dense trees and plantings along the HIGH LINE'S edge.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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"Slow stairs" rise from the 14th Street sidewalk, supplemented by an elevator. The stairs bring visitors up between the HIGH LINE'S massive steel beams.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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Where the HIGH LINE begins to narrow in Chelsea, plantings grow denser, with shrubs and trees adding a variety of textures.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The textured concrete walking surface meanders through tall plantings in the Chelsea Thicket.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The HIGH LINE'S only lawn "peels up" at 23rd Street, where the HIGH LINE widens, providing crosstown views of the Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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A metal walkway lifts off from the HIGH LINE level, allowing the landscape to fill in below.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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Below the walkway, an undulating terrain of moss and groundcovers thrive in the shade.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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A spur of the flyover's metal walkway brings visitors to a view over 26th Street. A viewing frame recalls the billboards that were once attached to the HIGH LINE.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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A straight walkway, running alongside the railroad tracks, is surrounded by a landscape of native plant species interspersed with new species.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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Many native species of plants that once grew spontaneously on the HIGH LINE are interspersed with new species that ensure bloom throughout the growing season.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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The HIGH LINE'S dramatic curve westward along 30th Street is augmented with an access point, with the stair intersecting the structure and rising up through it.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
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By removing the HIGH LINE'S concrete deck, the gridwork of the beams and girders is revealed. Visitors float above the structural framework on a viewing platform.
Design by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York.
