The new 34th Street Garden, designed by Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf, adds 2,561 square feet of planting beds filled with grasses, sedges, and Heuchera villosa “Autumn Bride.” While the rest of the park relies on elevated soil beds roughly 18 inches deep, these new plantings root directly into the earth below. The debut follows a year of construction at the Rail Yard Reserve entrance and completes the full vision of the former 1930s industrial freight rail line. It also comes shortly after the August replanting of the Prairie Terrace at West 17th Street, which had spent nine years beneath scaffolding.
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The November opening marks the full completion of the elevated greenway nearly two decade…: The November opening marks the full completion of the elevated greenway nearly two decades after its initial 2009 debut.
Unlike the elevated 18-inch soil beds elsewhere on the High Line, this section contains t…: Unlike the elevated 18-inch soil beds elsewhere on the High Line, this section contains the park's only ground-rooted plantings.
Visitors will be able to access the entire park without encountering any construction she…: Visitors will be able to access the entire park without encountering any construction sheds or temporary barriers.
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New York City’s High Line began in 1933 as the West Side Elevated Line, carrying meat, dairy, and produce above Manhattan’s streets. Nearly two decades after its first section opened as a public park in 2009, the final garden at West 34th Street is set to open in November, completing a greenway that now welcomes about six million visitors each year. According to People and Time Out New York, the new 34th Street Garden will include 2,561 square feet of planting beds and roughly 2,000 perennials, along with new paving and signage designed to create a proper entrance at the park’s northern end. Read more details about it, as per the reports, below:
From freight line to elevated park
The High Line began as the West Side Elevated Line, with its first train traffic running in 1933. The railway carried meat, dairy, and produce above Manhattan’s streets, serving the industrial businesses and warehouses along the west side. Its elevated design allowed freight to move without competing with street traffic, making it an important part of the city’s supply chain.
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