Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, June 2009. Photo: Rick DarkeBridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, June 2009. Photo: Rick DarkeBridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, June 2009. Photo: Rick Darke
Reading Viaduct / The Rail Park, Philadelphia
The abandoned Reading Viaduct in Philadelphia, before it was transformed into the Rail Park. In the distance is the statue of William Penn atop City Hall, by Alexander Milne Calder (1892)The Reading Viaduct in Philadelphia before its transformation into the Rail Park, September 2012Paul van Meter, the visionary force behind VIADUCTgreene, the project to convert the former Reading Viaduct in Philadelphia into a park. The first section of Rail Park opened in June 2018A happy group on the abandoned Reading Viaduct in Philadelphia, November 9, 2011: Annik LaFarge, Rick Darke, Piet Oudolf, Naomi Brooks, Dale Hendricks, Ashby Leavell, Paul van Meter. Photo: Rick Darke
Promenade Plantée, 12th Arr., Paris
A freight train atop the working Vincennes railway line of today’s Promenade Plantée in Paris. Photographer unknownA train from the Vincennes line crosses the Avenue Ledru Rollin towards the end of the 19th Century, part of today’s Promenade Plantée. Photo: Association Sauvegarde Petite CeintureRoses along the Promenade Plantée. Photo: Rick DarkeCanine and human companions on the Promenade Plantée in Paris, March 2013The Promenade Plantée cutting through two buildings at rue Montgallet in ParisThe brick viaduct of the Promenade Plantée in ParisArchitecture in view of the Promenade Plantée in Paris
Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie
Steam locomotive on the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge with a ferry below. Photo: New York Heritage Digital CollectionsThe Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge in a photo circa 1895 from Moses King’s Photographic Views of New YorkWalkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, October 2012Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, October 2012Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, looking north, March 2013
The 606, Chicago
Chicago’s Bloomingdale Line before it was transformed into The 606The 606 in Chicago: a bridge decorated with LEDs crosses Milwaukee Avenue, January 2017St. Mary of the Angels church from the 606 in Chicago, January 2017 An elevated subway line crosses over The 606 in Chicago, January 2017The 606 in Chicago, where you can bring your dog
