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Other High Lines, by Rick Darke

Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, June 2009. Photo: Rick Darke
Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, June 2009. Photo: Rick Darke
Bridge 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 2012
Paul 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 2018
A 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 unknown
A 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 Ceinture
Roses along the Promenade Plantée. Photo: Rick Darke
Canine and human companions on the Promenade Plantée in Paris, March 2013
The Promenade Plantée cutting through two buildings at rue Montgallet in Paris
The brick viaduct of the Promenade Plantée in Paris
Architecture 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 Collections
The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge in a photo circa 1895 from Moses King’s Photographic Views of New York
Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, October 2012
Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, October 2012
Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, looking north, March 2013

The 606, Chicago

Chicago’s Bloomingdale Line before it was transformed into The 606
The 606 in Chicago: a bridge decorated with LEDs crosses Milwaukee Avenue, January 2017
St. Mary of the Angels church from the 606 in Chicago, January 2017
An elevated subway line crosses over The 606 in Chicago, January 2017
The 606 in Chicago, where you can bring your dog

The Camden High Line, London

The Camden High Line, showing speed limit sign (left) for trains. Photo: Roisin Morrison
Architectural rendering of the Camden High Line, London. Photo: ©Hayes-Davidson-JCFO-vPPR