Let’s Go Out Tonight: High Line Design — July 30, 2008

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WALK THE LINE Finding green space has always been a problem in New York City. It’s no wonder, then, that the High Line, a 22-block public promenade high above the city’s noise and traffic, is a catalyst for grand revelry. While the High Line is not yet open, tonight you can celebrate the publication of the book “Designing the High Line: Gansevoort Street to 30th Street” (Friends of the High Line), which features forewords by architect Ricardo Scofidio, designer James Corner, as well as Mayor Bloomberg and the parks commissioner, Adrian Benepe. The party features live 1920s jazz by Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra, all-you-can-drink beer, and appetizers. Now near completion, the High Line Project — a plan to turn this out-of-use stretch of railroad tracks into a recreational public space — has seen its ups and downs, including a lawsuit against the demolition of the tracks. The 160-page paperback chronicles the High Line from its construction in the 1930s to its resurrection and present reconstruction, with historical photographs, maps, construction photos, and design renderings by architects Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. 6:30 p.m., 25th Street, just west of Tenth Avenue, $45 and up, $25 for members and volunteers. Tickets are only available online. For complete information, go to thehighline.org.

Khristina Narizhnaya

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