The High Line Blog

  • We're Thankful

    By admin November 14, 2009
    Thanksgiving at the High Line. Photo by Auzelle Epeneter.  Yesterday, the High Line staff celebrated Thanksgiving early with a farewell potluck in honor of our seasonal staff (a sample of the myriad of delicious dishes is pictured above).  High Line gardeners Au'brey Gill, Meg Graham, and ... read more

  • The Joy of the 14th Street Elevator

    By admin November 12, 2009
    Photo by Auzelle Epeneter.  The new 14th Street elevator is now open (and beautiful).  Next time you visit the High Line, give it a try--you'll be transported from street level to High Line level by way of a vivid yellow-green car. It's just to the West of the High Line stairs on 14th Stre... read more

  • Video: At Work on the High Line

    By admin November 11, 2009
    Video by Adam Kaufman Ever wonder who's up on the High Line weeding, watering, collecting garbage, sweeping, and generally making sure the park is a great place to be? Meet gardener Andi Lawton and custodian Jose Casanova, part of the High Line's stellar maintenance and operations team.  In th... read more

  • Everything Must Go!

    By admin November 9, 2009
    Artist Kim Beck, who is currently developing an artwork to go on the High Line, has a great installation in Chelsea that reflects our economically troubled times.  "Everything Must Go!" presents the all-too-familiar sight of clearance and going-out-of-business signs.  Casual passersby might not... read more

  • Winter-Proofing the High Line

    By admin November 6, 2009
    High Line gardener Kaspar Wittlinger watering the grasses just south of the Standard Hotel. Photo by Auzelle Epeneter.  Despite the mild weather so far this season, winter is on its way. Most of the above-ground vegetation on the High Line will lie dormant in the freezing weather, but in ... read more

  • 1948 Aerial Photo

    By admin November 5, 2009
    The West Side, from about West 15th Street to West 10th Street. Courtesy Nick Jones.  High Line supporter Nick Jones recently sent this great aerial shot our way. He tells us it was taken in 1948, and that the aircraft  (from left to right a Stinson SR-10, Grumman Widgeon, and Grumman Goos... read more

  • Plant Flags

    By admin November 5, 2009
    Plant flags in the Gansevoort Woodland. Photo by Auzelle Epeneter.  If you've visited the High Line recently, you've probably noticed planting areas marked with red and blue flags.  We've been getting a lot of questions about them.  Their purpose is simple – not for marking pesticides; no... read more
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    November Blooms

    By admin November 3, 2009
    Via Josiah Lau's Flickr  If the 5:00 darkness is making you want to crawl into bed until April, it may be time for a walk on the High Line, where the colorful blooms and fall foliage are still going strong!Of the 210 species of grasses, perennials, shrubs, and trees on Section 1 of th... read more

  • Bird Rescue

    By admin November 2, 2009
    Rescued American Woodcock.  This fancy bird, a migratory American Woodcock, was rescued by High Line gardener and bird enthusiast Maryanne on Friday. It was found huddled in a doorway on West 20th Street, stunned but not visibly injured -- she guessed the little guy had flown into the side... read more

  • Thematic Map of 14th Street and 10th Avenue

    By admin October 31, 2009
    Image from Synedoche Design  A group of graduate architecture students from the University of Michigan recently created this intriguing map of surface temperatures on the High Line. Adam Smith, also one of the creators of Synedoche Design, tells us they chose to measure the space at 14th S... read more