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    BACK AT THE HIGH LINE, AGAIN

    by Kevin Walsh October 22, 2023
    by Kevin Walsh October 22, 2023 9 comments

    I have always been fascinated with the High Line (or High Line Park), the linear park opened in stages beginning in 2009 on what was built in 1934 as the…

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    HIGH LINE 2021

    by Kevin Walsh May 2, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh May 2, 2021 18 comments

    From 1929-1934, NYC built two metal viaducts, the West Side Elevated Freight Railroad to carry train traffic, and the Miller Elevated Highway to carry automobiles; the Miller was more commonly known…

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    DEATH AVENUE, Chelsea

    by Kevin Walsh March 9, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh March 9, 2020 4 comments

    A tavern serving Greek-American delicacies called Death Avenue has held down the northwest corner of 10th Avenue and West 28th Street since 2017. This seems like a fatalistic name for…

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    HIGH LINE, 1999

    by Kevin Walsh March 27, 2019
    by Kevin Walsh March 27, 2019 4 comments

    March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…

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    BACK ON THE HIGH LINE AGAIN. Exploring the newly-minted rail-to-trail park

    by Kevin Walsh June 21, 2009
    by Kevin Walsh June 21, 2009 0 comment

    As most New Yorkers who have been here for the past 40 years or so know, most of our major projects that get proposed never see the light of day. The 2nd…

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    MEATPACKING DISTRICT, Manhattan

    by Kevin Walsh February 10, 2006
    by Kevin Walsh February 10, 2006 12 comments

    Of course, the far west end of 14th Street isn’t dead; it’s arguably more active than it ever was, with celebrity-bait restaurants, clubs and fashion boutiques. However, with the impending…

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    UNDER THE BRIDGE: Outmoded designs hide under bridges

    by Kevin Walsh February 22, 2004
    by Kevin Walsh February 22, 2004 0 comment

    TO FIND RARE BEASTS, you have to know what environment they thrive in. The same principle applies to locating species of ancient NYC streetlighting…they like to hang out in the…

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