The High Line, a transformed railway in Manhattan’s West Side, narrowly escaped demolition in the 1980s to become one of New York City’s premier attractions, drawing about 8 million visitors annually. Opened in 2009, the 1.45-mile greenway, designed by James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf, features over 500 plant species. Expanded in phases (2012, 2014, 2019, 2023), it’s maintained by the Friends of the High Line and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. The park offers public spaces, gardens, free programs, and contemporary art through High Line Art, established in 2009. Its success has inspired global cities to repurpose industrial sites into vibrant public spaces.
This is VernissageTV’s third film about the High Line. A comparison makes it clear that not only has the High Line itself evolved remarkably, but so has its surroundings. The initially relatively sparse planting has developed into, in parts, dense, forest-like vegetation. In parallel, the buildings have also shot up: This doesn’t just refer to the new Whitney Museum at one end of the High Line and the Hudson Yards skyscrapers at the other. But see for yourself.
Complete film for VernissageTV Members: • The High Line New York City Revisited (XL)
Another Walk on the High Line / High Line Park, New York City. The High Line Park, Phase 3, November 14, 2014.
https://vernissage.tv/2015/01/19/anot...
A Walk on the High Line. The High Line Park, New York City. The High Line Park, Phase 2, September 24, 2011.
https://vernissage.tv/2011/11/04/a-wa...
High Line Public Art, New York City / Interview with Lauren Ross. March 5, 2011.
https://vernissage.tv/2011/03/24/high...
The High Line New York City Revisited. New York, August 29, 2025.
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Art TV pioneer Vernissage TV provides you with an authentic insight into the world of contemporary fine arts, design and architecture. With its two main series "No Comment" and "Interviews", art tv channel VernissageTV attends opening receptions of exhibitions worldwide, interviews artists, designers, architects. VTV provides art lovers with news, reports and features from the international art scene. VernissageTV: the window to the art world. Das Fenster zur Kunstwelt. La fenêtre sur le monde de l'art. A janela para o mundo da arte. La ventana al mundo del arte. نافذة على عالم الفن. 到艺术世界的窗口。Окно в мир искусства. Since 2005.
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