High Line View Manhattan BW with Splash
by Evie Carrier
Title
High Line View Manhattan BW with Splash
Artist
Evie Carrier
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
High above Manhattan is a view of the city that one can only describe as eye candy. This rails to trails park on the west side of New York, attractions include naturalized plantings that are inspired by the landscape that grew on the disused tracks, and views of the city and the Hudson River. The trail is made of pebble-dash concrete walkways that swells and constricts, swings from side to side, and divides into concrete tines that meld the hardscape with the planting embedded in railroad gravel mulch. Stretches of track and ties recall the High Line's former days. Portions of track are re-used for rolling lounges positioned for river views.
Most of the plantings, which includes 210 species, are of rugged meadow plants, including clump-forming grasses, liatris, and coneflowers, with scattered stands of sumac and smokebush, but not limited to American natives. At the Gansevoort Street end, a grove of mixed species of birch already provides some dappled shade by late afternoon. Timber for the built-in benches has come from a managed forest certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, to ensure sustainable use and the conservation of biological diversity, water resources, and fragile ecosystems.
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March 7th, 2015
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