RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted June 16, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2013 Following on from my previous post, my visit last week to NYC saw a couple of hours spend slowly wandering up the High Line from Gansevoord street to W30th. We were lucky with the weather, and despite the area undergoing some considerable rejuvenation over recent years, there were plenty of hints about the line's history. A few pictures below...with some interesting comparisons with those images on the High Line website Despite the heavy construction around it, I believe this to be the same structure spanning the tracks. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3405/3250739043_f9bb632f54_b.jpg The angle is different, and the bridge has been changed, but again we are in pretty much the same location. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3034/3251566112_0c290be70a_b.jpg This is a very close approximation of the two short spurs in this much earlier picture... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3025/3251565978_7426954105_b.jpg Looking south, and despite the different angle and some significant changes over the years, the location is still evident... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3048/3251565844_8bb33d1b21_b.jpg Looking up town. Despite my photo being taken in the opposite direction (looking south), the distinctive kink in the trackbed suggests we are more or less in the same area... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3030/3251565572_663d9a6c0a_b.jpg I liked the fact that old railway track was used as an integral part of the gardening design. It helped compliment the planting, as well as providing a strong link with the past... Surviving details such as this were also very nice... At this point (W 30th Street) the current High Line ends. The section seen carrying on into the distance is the next phase of the project - due to open in stages from 2014. It will provide an excellent vantage point of the current railway yards; which now look to be carriage sidings. This view, looking east, is the closest you can currently get to the one below...with the Empire State Building in the background...in my picture you can just about see the top of the aerial at the top. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3323/3250737625_6c27d4032f_b.jpg A fascinating piece of railway history, and well recommended should you be in New York... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 It really is an urban miracle of sorts - I wish some other places followed this example (not necessarily the elevated bit). Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted June 16, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2013 Interestingly, I understand that there is a clause in the contract of 'sale' of the infrastructure allowing it to be returned to rail use should the need ever arise. I doubt, however, that option will ever be excersised... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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