Posted on April 15, 2008 by michelleatthehighline
How do you get to the High Line?
Tomorrow, a group of eighth-grade students from the Lab School will be leading the way… in brightly-colored “chalk shoes.” Brooklyn-based artist Julia Mandle will lead student performers through the streets of the Meatpacking District and Chelsea, in a performance commissioned by Friends of the High Line. As the [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2008 by patrickatthehighline
[West 17th Street at 10th Avenue, looking west.]
In some ways, Chelsea in 1986 in not so different from what it is today. Sure, the neighborhood has changed and evolved in many ways, but it has also remained a diverse community of people, activities, and uses. The preservation and reuse of High Line adds another interesting element to [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by meredithatthehighline
Friends of the High Line is set to kick off our spring programming season, and we’ll be starting off with a bang. We’ve commissioned Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary artist Julia Mandle to work with a group of 60 students from the Lab School in Chelsea to mount a performance and exhibition this April and May.
The kids, all 8th-grade art [...]
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Posted on February 15, 2008 by joshatthehighline
Here’s the view today from 17th Street:
[Click to uh, enlarge.]
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by joshatthehighline
Demolition has started on Sherrill Hall, the Seminary building that sparked a bitter neighborhood battle in Chelsea last year, when Seminary leaders proposed replacing it with a 17-story building. Scaffolding is up. Signs have been posted about asbestos removal and rat-baiting. The building will be replaced by a seven-story building, which will help fund the Seminary’s efforts to restore its landmarked Gothic [...]
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