As urban wilderness overflowed the elevated concrete, steel and riveted structure, it developed quite a following among urban naturalists and seekers after the unusual and novel. The High Line linear park concept was inspired by the natural growth of vegetation on the elevated line after it was abandoned in the late 1970s. While his plantings for the Memorial Gardens in Battery Park are a successful and attractive feature of Manhattan's southern tip, the High Line is a much more ambitious and challenging project that promises to attract widespread attention. For the first time in New York City, this innovative park will introduce Piet Oudolf's work on a large scale. The High Line, an abandoned elevated rail line on the West Side of Manhattan, is being converted into a linear park and trail. Type "High Line" in the search box at the top of this blog. To find several additional posts on the High Line as it was being constructed and planted, 24, 2009) and encountered crowds of visitors. Since this post in 2006, the first part of the High Line has been completed with
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