Manhattan 2023: The High Line

Yesterday I made my first visit to the High Line, a park built on the former site of an elevated New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan. The once-dilapidated structure has been developed into a beautiful and well-maintained greenway. I walked south from the Hudson Yards in the West 30s through Chelsea to the Meatpacking District. After the High Line, I headed over to Little Island, part of the Hudson River Park.

Stairs on West 30th Street

A paved walkway over the refurbished rails

The Creature
Danny Cole

Vessel, Hudson Yards

Edge

Old Tree, 2023
Pamela Rosenkranz

Old Tree, 2023
Pamela Rosenkranz

This section gives an idea of how the overgrown rail trail formerly looked.

The Wind Blows Where it Wishes, 2023
Gabriel Chaile

The Wind Blows Where it Wishes, 2023
Gabriel Chaile

Urban Rattle, installed 2012
Charlie Hewitt

West 15th Street, looking east, toward the home of the Chelsea Market

West 14th Street, looking east

Leaving the High Line

The steel arch is the last remnant of Pier 54

Little Island at Pier 55

The Amph

View of the Empire State Building

The Whitney Museum of American Art

The Statue of Liberty

One World Trade Center is the home of Condé Nast Publications including The New Yorker, among its many tenants.

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