Posted on June 2, 2009 by Ben Welle
The Sundance Channel has produced a series of short films profiling those involved with the creation of the High Line, an elevated rail line being turned into a linear park-in-the-sky. Not only are the videos well-produced and informative, they provide some great thoughts on the value of parks from the interviewees. Adam Gopnik, the New [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2008 by Ben Welle
A New York Times article today spotlights the new High Line park built atop an elevated rail line in Manhattan. The High Line offers a retreat from street life, a bucolic space floating 30 feet in the air with Hudson River views. Yet it retains many elements of its gritty past: graffiti is prevalent on [...]
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