High Line, New York, New York

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 High Line
Location New York, New York, USA
Date 1929 to 1934
Building Type Railway
Climate Cold Temperate
Context Urban
Architectural Style Modern
Street Address
Notes Elevated rail line running along the southwestern perimeter of Manhattan.

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[edit] High Line Park - Phase 1

100 11th Ave, New York, New York seen from the High Line.

HL23, New York, New York seen from the High Line.

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Building Details
Program Railway



Elevated rail line running along the southwestern perimeter of Manhattan, built as part of the West Side Improvement Project. Southernmost section of the line was demolished in the 1960s, and another part was demolished in the 1990s. Trains stopped running on the line in 1980.


[edit] Adaptive Reuse 2006-2010

Building Modification (2006-2010)
The High Line
Designer James Corner Field Operations, New York, New York, USA , design lead
Date 2006 to 2010
Modification Type adaptive reuse
Building Type Park
Construction System Steel, iron, glass, wood, stone.
Notes with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York, New York, USA, Piet Oudolf, and others.




Building Details
Client The City of New York / Friends of the High Line
Area  
  • Section 1 (opened June 9, 2009): 2.79 acres (0.5 miles long)
  • Section 2 (slated to open 2010): 2.14 acres (0.5 miles long)
  • Section 3 (not yet secured for park use): 2.15 acres (0.45 miles long)
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