Exploring the living plants and features of New York's High Line. Explore the raised linear park in pictures. Resources and links of interest The High Line website http://www.thehighline.org/ Support The High Line https://www.thehighline.org/shop The High Line blog https://www.thehighline.org/blog Inleaf — Office plant displays https://inleaf.co.uk/ High resolution versions of the images in this presentation available for download, free for all uses with credit & link https://inleaf.co.uk/exploring-new-yorks-high-line/

1. Exploring New York’s raised linear park in pictures.
Photographs taken in July 2016.
THE
HIGH
LINE

2. Built on the raised section of the New York Central Railroad spur.
Sections of rails remain and are incorporated into the planting.

3. Flowering plants attract wildlife to this oasis, adding to the
biodiversity above the bustling streets of Manhattan.

4. Occasional art installations are placed within the planting,
whilst designer furniture provides spots to stop and reflect.

5. The High Line features hundreds of different plant varieties
(all listed on their website) including this Cotinus tree.

6. Once a freight railway delivering goods to Manhattan, the
High Line passes through the Meatpacking district.

7. Below the raised park is the hustle and bustle
of New York’s city streets.

8. Track junctions criss-cross between newly planted trees, creating
lots of different angles, in turn softened by low level foliage.

9. Maintenance teams watering and looking after the planting,
many of whom are volunteers.

10. An urban theatre provides seating
with views over Tenth Avenue.

11. A section of the High Line at 20th Street looking downtown,
taken from a pedestrian staircase that leads down to street level.

12. “Protect the plants” — Heucheras and grasses
growing amongst the rails

13. Construction of a building with advertisment
boasting of its views of the High Line.

14. More seating on the central section of
the High Line shaded by large trees.

15. Section of the third and Northmost
phase of the High Line at Hudson Yards.

16. The High Line website
http://www.thehighline.org/
Support The High Line
https://www.thehighline.org/shop
The High Line blog
https://www.thehighline.org/blog
Inleaf — Office plant displays
https://inleaf.co.uk/
High resolution versions
of the images in this
presentation available for
download, free for all uses
with credit & link
https://inleaf.co.uk/exploring-new-
yorks-high-line/