Gothamist: High Line Designs at the MoMA

Becky

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:55:48 -0500

hey, thanks for posting something about the high line...who knows what will happen to it in the future, but all this publicity and your posting of it just assures that its future is important to the city.

Kevin Walsh

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:54:44 -0500

>>>So Kevin, when do we get a Forgotten NY page on the High Line? We play the hits at FNY. http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Tenth%20Ave%20trestle/Tenth.html

Captain Midnight

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:56:59 -0500

There are instructions above in the "tips on how to visit" link. I hear it takes a little effort to get around the fences. http://kottke.org/photos/highline0204/index.html While Central Park is completely artificial, it was designed to look natural, and succeeds so well that very few visitors suspect it isn't. Nobody will mistake the renovated High Line of being anything but artificial. So Kevin, when do we get a Forgotten NY page on the High Line?

Jon

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:49:35 -0500

I'm very unimpressed with the new design for the High Line. Not everything needs to look like an Apple Store. Where is the preserved history of the line? Why isn't the fact that fact that it's a train track addressed? Where is the beauty of the existing structure? You can read my full thoughts on the subject here.

Kevin Walsh

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:15:39 -0500

Looks good, but I'll bet that in 5 years, the high line will still be a rusting hunk of junk. Which wouldn't be so bad for... www.forgotten-ny.com

Mike

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:52:04 -0500

maybe I'm wrong, but wasn't Central Park a "truly 'designed' experience"?

MT

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:47:14 -0500

If one wanted to hypothetically walk the High Line how would one get up there? Not that I would ever think of trespassing.

Captain Midnight

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:54:43 -0500

Walking the High Line is a wonderful experience, being totally alone outdoors in the city, yet hearing the traffic and knowing you're only a few feet away from the vigor of the city. There's a well-trod path through the weeds so you can walk all the way to the end rather easily. A little spooky as you pass under the buildings, but otherwise quite enjoyable. Or so I've heard. It's criminal trespassing, so I never did it. Not once. No sirree.

MT

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:50:38 -0500

I think the renderings are great. Especially that second picture in the Curbed images. The way the planking is uneven with the flowers poking through definitely echos the feeling of the current ruin.