Earlier this week I was in New York City and got to visit the High Line for the first time. For those who aren’t familiar, the High Line is an urban park that was created along an abandoned elevated rail line on the Westside of Manhattan. Linda posted about the High Line a couple of years ago. Her visit was in late winter so my visit provided an opportunity to explore the park during the height of the growing season.… Continue reading this article “Back on the High Line again”
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Pocket parks and urban corridors
As you may know, I spent most of the last week in Charlotte, NC. On my last night, I got to visit uptown and enjoy the pocket parks along Tryon Street. Here’s one of them at the intersection of Tryon and Trade:
It has a lovely water feature – it was a warm day and the breeze from the fountain cooled the air off significantly.
A little further on was this plaza, featuring jasmine-covered “umbrellas”:
The umbrellas were actually sculptures – little works of art on their own:
The nicest things about the uptown area were the wide streets and equally wide sidewalks. … Continue reading this article “Pocket parks and urban corridors”