Thirty feet in the air, rebuilt and planted on one-and-a-half miles of abandoned, elevated railroad track snaking through Manhattan's West Side, the High Line turns the dream of escape offered by most urban parks inside out. On The High Line invites you deeper into the city than you've ever been before. Its stunning gardens wend between warehouses and apartment buildings, through one of the world's most vibrant contemporary art districts, transforming the neighbourhood and reawakening the senses of the millions of visitors it attracts every year. On the High Line is an engaging, friend-at-your-side guide to everything a visitor sees when strolling through the park. Seven highly illustrated, colour-coded chapters and a gatefold map reveal the innovative gardens and their thousands of plants from around the world; the architecture, both old and new; and a neighbourhood whose lively character includes not only one of the world's premier gallery districts, but a history ranging from the Titanic and Hell's Kitchen to the Manhattan Project and the Tenth Avenue Cowboy. This updated edition includes eight new pages devoted to the recently opened final section of the park, with original photography, design renderings and a new essay by Rick Darke. Illustrated with some 400 colour photos, On the High Line captures the countless details that make exploring either a short stretch or the whole park such a memorable experience.

Author Biography

Annik LaFarge is a lifelong New Yorker who currently lives along the High Line in Chelsea, where she writes the blog 'Livin' the High Line'.