The High Line

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Imagine a different New York City, where streets are filled with horses, buggies, and pedestrians, and freight trains navigate busy roads to deliver goods. To address the challenge of trains rushing through city streets, the High Line was constructed. However, its story evolves further. As cars became prevalent, innovative New Yorkers sought ways to revitalize the old elevated tracks. Since its transformation into a 1.45-mile-long park in 2009, the High Line has emerged as an iconic attraction, celebrated for its unique blend of urban design and greenspace. It offers one of the most distinctive perspectives of the NYC skyline and has influenced similar elevated park projects globally. As the neighborhood underwent rapid changes, longtime residents aimed to ensure the park remained a part of their community, proposing ideas that would allow it to benefit both local neighborhoods and the wider world. This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book by Victoria Tentler-Krylov captures the essence of New York City’s people, showcasing the vision of architects and city planners who initially built the High Line and those who later reinvented it for art, recreation, and nature preservation.