A view looking
south under the West 19th Street trestle. Commercial trucks are parked
under the viaduct. Many developers feel that this land would be more
profitable if the viaduct is razed and buildings were built on the parking
lots.
A view looking
south under the West 19th Street trestle. Commercial trucks are parked
under the viaduct. Many developers feel that this land would be more
profitable if the viaduct is razed and buildings were built on the parking
lots.
The Giuliani administration feels that the significant financial and
liability issues will only help to accelerate the razing of the viaduct.
The administration also believes that he structure's blighting effect on
the surrounding properties hinders economic growth in the area.
A
view of 10th Avenue, looking north. The High Line is situated west
of 10th Avenue at this point, as the line runs on property that was condemned
and acquired in between 10th and 11th Avenues. It is interesting
that High Line planners did not run the line straight down 10th Avenue.
They would not have had to condemn properties in between 10th and 11th
Avenues, thus saving on building costs and resident and business relocation
costs. I suspect that the West Side Improvement planners wanted to
place the railroad viaduct "out of view", so they built it in between the
existing buildings. 9th Avenue already had an elevated subway line
running down it, so I venture to guess that city planners did not want
another road with a train line residing above it.
The red brick church, located on the east side of 10th Avenue on West
21st Street, has an interesting story. During the construction of
the High Line, the church was moved from West 23rd Street to it's present
location. The Guardian Angel Church was originally positioned directly
along the ROW on West 23rd street, and had to be moved.
Despite
criticisms that the High Line does not spark economic growth, apparently
somebody didn't tell these developers about that issue! A new development
is being built in the area. This construction is taking place on
10th Avenue and West 19th Street. The yellow apartment building looks
like it has a fresh new coat of paint applied to it's facade.
The
High Line runs through another parking lot as it makes it's way to West
20th Street.
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