The High Line Blog

  • VIDEO: Beyond the High Line: Transforming Detroit

    By Kate Lindquist July 31, 2012
    Young volunteers painting a mural on the side of a commercial building in downtown Detroit. Photo by David Schalliol.  Long recognized as one of the country’s most challenged urban centers, Detroit is now undergoing an important renaissance, with new real estate investment, the return of ... read more
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  • Updated Designs for the High Line at the Rail Yards

    By Kate Lindquist July 31, 2012
    The rail yards section will extend the High Line’s distinct design vocabulary established south of West 30th Street, evoking the High Line’s history as an active freight rail line, and the unique self-seeded landscape that grew between the tracks when the trains stopped running in the 1980s.&nbs... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Neches River Mallow

    By Erika Harvey July 30, 2012
    The Neches River mallow is currently a candidate for the US’ Endangered Species List. This beautiful plant only occurs naturally in three wetlands in eastern Texas.   The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the train... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Wild Wednesday Butterfly Release

    By Erika Harvey July 28, 2012
    On Wednesday, we invited kids and their caretakers to release butterflies into the park’s planting beds, and watch as they spread their wings to take their first flight. Photo by Rowa Lee  This week, young participants at Wild Wednesdays in August to learn about nature’s composters: worm... read more

  • City Acquires High Line’s Final Section from CSX

    By Kate Lindquist July 25, 2012
    The news marks an important point in the history of the High Line. This elevated railway viaduct, originally built in 1934 to carry freight trains, is now entirely owned by the City of New York and poised to be fully transformed into a one-of-a-kind public space. Photo by Barry Munger  W... read more

  • Now Available: New High Line Merchandise

    By Erika Harvey July 23, 2012
    This summer we’re unveiling new High Line merchandise, including engineer caps for adults and kids that pay tribute to the High Line’s railway history.  We’ve designed an entire line of new High Line merchandise, and it is now available in the High Line Web Shop and at the High Line Merch... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Project Runway on the High Line

    By Erika Harvey July 20, 2012
    Visitors interact with the Project Runway installation on the High Line this past Tuesday. Photo by Liz Ligon.  This past week Project Runway brought an exciting experience to thousands of High Line visitors with an interactive installation as part of the kick-off of their 10th Season. Wi... read more

  • New High Line Talk Series: Beyond the High Line

    By Erika Harvey July 20, 2012
    Roosevelt Park sits in front of Michigan Central Station, the old railway station that seen a train in over two decades. Leaders from the Roosevelt Park Conservancy, the organization that is implementing capital improvements and developing a master plan for the site, will be at the High Line on ... read more
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  • Mayor Bloomberg Dedicates Tiffany & Co. Foundation Overlook

    By Erika Harvey July 20, 2012
    Joshua David, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael J. Kowaski, and Fernanda M. Kellogg gathered on the High Line to dedicate the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Overlook. Photo by Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com  On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg visited the High Line to commemorate the... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Abbeville Blue Chaste Tree

    By Erika Harvey July 18, 2012
    Near the 23rd Street Lawn, the High Line’s Abbeville Blue chaste trees are in bloom with distinctive lavender-blue flowers.  The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the ... read more