High Line Narrative

High Line has become a transcendental runway where people go to see and to be seen. The High Line serves up the Big Apple on a 30 feet high floating promenade. Look eastward, you can savor the view of Midtown’s iconic skyscrapers.

 Look west, and the Hudson River lolls by. The High Line takes you past the windows of high-rise offices and apartments and increasing luxurious condos rising around it.




 Looking down from High Line, you see all the unique bistros of Meatpacking District, or the leafy cross streets of West Chelsea, or the ribbons of silver commuter cars in the Hudson Rail Yards. 

Another reason that contributes High Line’s success is its density and diversity of visitors. Joggers run by to enjoy the last bit of sunset. Tourists sit there to devour on the food they get from Chelsea Market. Readers take up any secluded corner to be fully immersed in their imagination and the environment. City parks and nearby density need each other to be successful. Density without nature is soulless, while a park without density is unlikely to be loved, maintained, and safe. 

Focusing on the interactions between human and surroundings, one can see from these Gifs that High Line offers a variety of opportunities to interact with, and these interactions become the main components of the narratives. Each subject’s motive is different and separated. Nevertheless, these individual narratives are what configure the rich characteristics of High Line. There is no boundary at High Line. One can utilize the space on his or her own desire.