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Jeremiah Moss's famous New York Times op-ed, — Jeremiah Moss’s famous New York Times op-ed, “Disney World on the Hudson”

“Then the raw steer carcasses started to roll and the odor of blood and hacked-apart flesh mixed with the other charming aromas. The High Line was making its deliveries . . .
— Patricia Fieldsteel, recalling the 1970s High Line, The Villager, April 2, 2003

Crowds in the Interim Walkway on the High Line, September 2014. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — Crowds in the Interim Walkway, September 2014

Weischsel Beef loading its truck under the High Line, May 2015. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line

Limestone steer's head, once part of the facade of the New York Butchers' Dressed Meat Company on 11th Ave. between 39th & 40th Streets, designed by Horgan & Slattery. Today in Chelsea Waterside Park. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — Limestone steer’s head, once part of the facade of the New York Butchers’ Dressed Meat Company on 11th Ave. between 39th & 40th Streets, designed by Horgan & Slattery. Today in Chelsea Waterside Park

All from 26th - 30th Streets

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Peter Obletz

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New York’s Lumberyard

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The Radial Bench

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The Central Stores Complex

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30th Street Cut-Out

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The Morgan General Mail Facility and the Presence of Abraham Lincoln