Section Six

26th - 30th Streets

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The Wildflower Field

Fall color in the Wildflower Field, September 2019. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — Fall color in the Wildflower Field, September 2019

The Wildflower Field, July 2011. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — The Wildflower Field, July 2011

Rooftop view, looking north, of the Wildflower Field in October 2012, with former tenement houses on either side of the High Line. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — Rooftop view, looking north, of the Wildflower Field, October 2012

The Wildflower Field, December 2013. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — The Wildflower Field, December 2013

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The High Line Zeitgeist

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

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Peter Obletz

Peter Obletz outside his rail car on 11th Avenue at 30th Street. Photo: courtesy Peter Richards — Peter Obletz outside his rail car on 11th Ave. at 30th St. Photo: courtesy Peter Richards

Peter Obletz inside his rail car. Photo: courtesy Peter Richards

Peter Obletz, who won the right to the West Side Rail Line at auction for $10, on the High Line. Photographer unknown

Inside Peter Obletz's rail car. Photo: courtesy Peter Richards — Inside Peter Obletz’s rail car. Photo: courtesy Peter Richards

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New York’s Lumberyard

Once a stable used by the New York Lumber Auction Company at 554 W. 28th St., 1939-1941 Photo: Municipal Archives, City of New York

Ghost sign for a long-gone lumber company on 22nd Street between 10th & 11th, soon to be covered by new construction, July 2017. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — Ghost sign for a long-gone lumber company on 22nd Street between 10th & 11th, soon to be covered by new construction, July 2017

Ghost sign for a long-gone lumber company visible on 22nd Street between 10th & 11th, 1939-1941 Photo: Municipal Archives, City of New York — The same ghost sign on 22nd Street between 10th & 11th, 1939-1941 Photo: Municipal Archives, City of New York

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The Radial Bench

The Radial Bench, January 2014. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — The Radial Bench, January 2014

The Radial Bench, February 2014. Photo: Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line — The Radial Bench, February 2014

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