When I lived in New York, I remember attending a lot of different fundraisers for the preservation of The High Line. It sounded like a cool idea … take an out-of-service, elevated subway track and turn it into a park! And then when they finally finished it, everyone said – oh it’s SO COOL!!! You must go see it! But still I thought….”What’s to see? It’s an above ground subway track with some grass on it…” {I can be such a scrooge sometimes} But oh no, I’m here to tell ya – it’s so much more than just a park! And you really must go see it!!! The architects included so many different surprises. Keep an eye out for secret pathways, public art, hidden windows that look down to the street and one not so hidden window that looks down to the street (pictured below). The whole thing is a permanent fixture to the city that (upon completion in 2011) will run from the Meat Packing District all the way up to 30th street! So next time your in New York, and finding the weather to be delightful – don’t be afraid to skip Central Park and head over to the High Line (:
When I headed up for the first time, with Selena and Mike… the weather was less than delightful. It was FLIPPIN COLD!!! These two did a great job of fighting that face that says, “I’m flipping COLD!!!” I guess come February, they’ll be good and ready to get out of NY for a few days and warm up in MIAMI…we can’t wait to shoot their wedding there!
