Nnwalking the high line book

One of the best things about the high line is how it weaves its way through industrial and residential areas of new york, allowing visitors a glimpse of something unique. Secrets of hudson yards walking tour with high line and vessel. One of the most popular destinations in manhattan is the high line, otherwise known as high line park. The preservation so brilliantly kept the railroad intact, while creating a walkthrough park. The high line is an old elevated railway line on the west side of manhattan that has been turned into a greenspace walking path. Book your high line tickets online and skiptheline. Walking the high line by sternfeld, first edition abebooks. This book should read by anyone who cares about new york, or green and urban life. High line, an elevated pathway running continuously through 23 blocks on the manhattans west side, is a comparatively recent attraction, completed only in 2014. Even with the crowd we were able to complete a nice walk with the view of the hudson river. Walking tour of the high line in new york city youtube.

I had several guests staying with me in my apartment and my first guest was lorraine, who is a regular contributor to this site. Seven chapters offer a multidimensional perspective from the minds behind the iconic structure. Welcome to the official site of the high line and friends of the high line. This tour also covers the neighborhood of chelsea, greenwich village and the meatpacking district. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A new book explores the creative process behind the high line, from skeptical inception of an abandoned railway to surprising development of an elevated park. Walking the high line in new york city the wanderbug. May 21, 2001 a walk on the high line may 21, 2001 1994 mar 15, 1994 haunting grounds. Best time to walk the highline is morning or evening. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Without this book, the high line we know and love might not. In 1969 sternfeld began working with a 35 mm camera and kodachrome film, and first pictures contains works from this time until 1980. Slim book of color photographs of an abandoned train line in new york city before it was recently revitalized. Get off on the station and walk to 15th st and 9th av.

This environmentally friendly elevated park was built on an abandoned rail line that runs along. Without this book, the high line we know and love might not have existed. New york city walking the high line the travelbunny. The high line is unlike any other attraction youll find in new york. Before i had actually visited and then immediately fallen in love with the high line, somebody tried to describe it to me and i just couldnt envision it. The story of the high line is one of the great encouraging improbable stories of new york life in the past few decades. New york high line park walking tour 2020 new york city. It was built in the 19th century as an overpass for freight trains, but today its a 2. In walking the high line, as in all of his work, landscape is read as a social and cultural indicator. In the meantime, the line was rebirthing into an overgrowth of wildflowers from seeds scattered by the wind. The book for design enthusiasts including architects, landscape designers and urban plannersas well as for generalinterest lovers of new york city, culture, art.

The high line runs from gansevoort street in the meatpacking district to west 34th street, between 10th and 12th avenues. Sometimes like a river of grass, sometimes like the wheat fields of the canadian prairies, the high line is a unique ruin that simultaneously permits contemplation of nature and the city. High line the highlight of new york global storybook. Once youre walking on the pathway, youll pass by plenty of openair art installations, see incredible views of the manhattan skyline and hudson river, and find relaxing nooks where you can grab a seat to do some peoplewatching. David has a keen eye for color and composition and his work is distinguished by a rare ability to capture the moment with wit, humor, irony and melancholy. Detailed, obsessive, quirky, compelling, and beautiful, the book captures the essence of the high line. A meandering ribbon where you can enjoy a little tranquillity amidst the roar of the city. High line tours chelsea and the meatpacking district. The high line new york city 2020 all you need to know before. Maybe, more so, because i purchased my copy on the high line at their newly opened shop. Exploring americas most original urban park revised edition. The inside track on new york citys high line a decade ago, residents thought an old rail line above the city was an eyesore and wanted it. One of my favorite activities to recommend for tourists who are visiting nyc is to check out the high line take the a,c,e, 1,2,3 or l train to 14th st.

Buy the high line architecture generale 01 by phaidon isbn. This book captures the experience of the high line, setting it in historical and cultural context, and illustrating how a city can meld its industrial heritage into a vibrant new landscape that can be enjoyed by millions. This book was shown to fundraisers to display what a magical place the high line was. A guide to walking the high line in new york sidetracked. We are in the process of creating a big coffee table picture book on the high line.

People love photographing the high line during the day. 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. Now back in print, and featuring over 1,000 images, including. Joel sternfelds crime sights mar 15, 1994 feb, 1994 a baedeker to america in the age of anxiety feb, 1994. Photographer david goodman is covering all aspects of new yorks most fabulous park the place, the seasons,the plantings, the art installations, the events,the activities, and most importantly, the spirit of new yorks amazing park in the sky. A guide to the rebirth of new york citys high line, the book shows the formerly derelict sites makeover into an alluring community space and tourist attraction. His recent books include walking the high line, treading on kings and a reprint of his seminal 1987 publication, american prospects.

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 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 stretching through a chunk the west side of manhattan, widely. The high line is a oneandahalfmilelong public park on an elevated stretch of obsolete freight railway on the west side of manhattan. Phaidons bestselling the high line was the first book to document the creative process behind this remarkable architectural achievement comprehensively. Books sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new high line. The high line new york city 2020 all you need to know. The firsthand, behindthescenes account of the creative inspiration behind the high line, the transformative public park in. The high line is a former elevated railroad track that is now a public park. Inside the market there are a lot of options from inexpensive fast food, sandwiches and soups to more high end options like fresh lobsters. With all my good wishes and thoughts, joel sternfeld. Before it officially became a park, the high line was a railway used by freight trains to deliver goods to the downtown and meatpacking districts. The high line has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway and railstotrails park.

Sometimes a river of grass, sometimes more like wheat fields of canada, this unique ruin permits contemplation of nature, and of cityscape. Winner of the 20 ippy award presented by the independent publishers for travel guideb. The inside story of new york citys park in the sky by joshua david, robert hammond isbn. In 1969 sternfeld began working with a 35 mm camera and kodachrome film, and first pictures contains works from this. A fully revised, updated edition of the awardwinning guide to the high line, the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Adam gopnik there is no more miraculous and important and gratifying piece of new american urban design than the high line. The high lines gardeners are frequently asked by park visitors about the plants to which they are tending, and the friends of the high line field many phone calls with inquiries about the plants displayed, she says. Walking the high line by sternfeld, joel 2012 hardcover. The high line is immersed in urban life but at the same time surrounded by planting, texture and colour.

The inside story of new york citys park in the sky. Developed on an already overgrown and unused elevated rail line, it provides ample walking and green space as well as fantastic views of the neighborhoods it winds through. Walking the high line joel sternfeld steidl verlag. His 2016 manhattan gallery show on the high line was the springboard for the high line book. Elevating the nature of modern landscapes, a lavishly illustrated book about the high line by oudolf and photographer rick darke. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Peoples perceptions of what a garden is has changed since the high line opened, she says. Walking the high line joel sternfeld, adam gopnik, john. The high line originally opened in 1934 with trains. Walking the high line is one of my favourite experiences in new york city, and is easily one of the citys most memorable free activities. This is the first book of sternfelds largely unseen early colour photographs. Exploring americas most original urban park, the first illustrated guide to the high line. Walking the path of this true time landscape, experiencing the seasons as they unfold in a ribbon within the vertical architectural landscape of new york city, sternfeld has created a suite of images marked by quiet grace and formal rigor.

Here sternfeld develops traits that appear in his mature work. A gardeners guide to new yorks high line mnn mother. Exploring americas most original urban park revised edition lafarge, annik, darke, rick on. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The high line is both a nonprofit organization and a public park on the west side of manhattan.