Video: Inside The "Low Line" Trolley Terminal Beneath The LES

Remember The Low Line, the out-of-left-field underground park some guys are proposing be put in the abandoned trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street? Well, it is still being talked about! But parks don't generally produce money (quite the opposite) and the MTA, which owns the terminal, can really use some extra dough. So its actively seeking any ideas that anyone might have for the suddenly hot spot beneath the LES. So they went and made a real estate porno:

After all those pictures of the space, there is something fascinating about watching a legal video shot down there (as opposed to an illegal one nearby). Plus, MTA Real Estate guy and narrator Peter Hine seems really eager for something to happen down there. Even if it is just a fancy restaurant with views of the trains. Also, love how he just kind of glosses over the unending SPURA development process above the terminal. Still, what this video really does for us is hammer home the fact that this space really must be made into something. Preferably soon! [Via Curbed]

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By Garth Johnston in Arts & Entertainment on November 29, 2011 10:03 AM

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HappilyBookish

Hey! You need an "e" in Trolly in the title! Other than that, very interesting article :)

h b

Great to more attention to public space... But the Lowline was first proposed in the South Bronx... maybe since it is in Bronx does not get the same attention... article from 2009 here:
http://friendsofbrookpark.blog...

more attention in our neck of the woods would help address severe inequalities... like the $6.5million dog park on the west side soon to come... when we have no parks on the entire souther coast of the Bronx

Garth Johnston

Yeah, we mentioned the Bronx proposal in another post on the new Manhattan one. That's why the guys proposing the one on the LES are actually currently aiming to call it the Delancey Underground, I believe. The shorthand of calling it "The Low Line" is just too easy to pass up.

Sinchy

Interesting video, nice MTA guide, horrible neckwear.

seaanemoneman

Sadly, it seems clear that the emphasis is going to be on profit, not public works. It looks like the MTA is begging for someone to dream up a delightful underground strip mall instead of the profitless park we've been hearing about.