tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post301570244521474928..comments2024-03-25T17:28:41.270+01:00Comments on In Soul: Our 2013 American Trip: The NYC High LineGinnie Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-80619509386118804332013-12-10T20:00:36.238+01:002013-12-10T20:00:36.238+01:00Most interesting, Vagabonde. I actually had forgo...Most interesting, Vagabonde. I actually had forgotten that you posted about the High Line. It's strange how that happens. The ol' antennae come out when you least expect it. I feel the same way about your own images...a different witness to the same thing. This is what makes photography and our personal stories so engaging. Thanks for sharing!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-16753926507894043502013-12-10T19:15:10.536+01:002013-12-10T19:15:10.536+01:00I like to look at your photos of New York. We wen...I like to look at your photos of New York. We went there just a month ago, and to some of the same places such as the Library. It is neat to see what pictures you took (I have not downloaded mine yet.) I recognized many of the buildings you showed on the Upper West Side as this is where we have been staying for the last few years. We always walk near the river of Riverside Park but not as high as Columbia University. It’s interesting to me to see what shots you select from the same sites that I visited. For example I don’t know if you remember I wrote a post on the High Line back in October 2010 (http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2010/10/parks-nashville-and-new-york.html ) I had read that the people who got the idea for the High Line had first visited the Promenade Plantée in Paris – which we visited later on. Your photos are much nicer than mine – you always have the eye for the unique. I really like to see the same sites through your eyes.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-29289589857248614722013-12-07T07:52:23.490+01:002013-12-07T07:52:23.490+01:00We seem to be tracking Juan Carlos and Tom Wilson ...We seem to be tracking Juan Carlos and Tom Wilson these days, Mary. It's fun. Soon you'll see the nude women statues Tom showed us at a hotel in Belgium...which we visited last weekend. I love that we all can share these photo shoots, virtually or in reality. :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-80928185327441706132013-12-06T21:49:06.586+01:002013-12-06T21:49:06.586+01:00I love the High Line. Juan Carlos did a series on ...I love the High Line. Juan Carlos did a series on it a while back and I got into researching it. Well done, as always, Ginnie.Cuidadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470781467118311347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-77278311517025599742013-12-06T10:01:27.559+01:002013-12-06T10:01:27.559+01:00I so agree with you, Susan. We actually talked ab...I so agree with you, Susan. We actually talked about you while we were together because we think all three of us (make that 4 with Astrid) would have a blast hanging out together! :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-63797371373527912852013-12-06T09:59:24.135+01:002013-12-06T09:59:24.135+01:00I'm so glad someone had vision for this, Maria...I'm so glad someone had vision for this, Maria!!! it totally agree with you.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-58971918184400139952013-12-06T01:54:14.317+01:002013-12-06T01:54:14.317+01:00As I've already told our girl, Robin, the High...As I've already told our girl, Robin, the High Line would be at the top of my list to experience .... what a fantastic idea that actually came into being!windrock studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361331676987978496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-59080216851031087952013-12-05T21:01:20.495+01:002013-12-05T21:01:20.495+01:00the repurposing of the highline is the best exampl...the repurposing of the highline is the best example i've seen so far; i hope other cities will follow this model.Photo Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734663922538063553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-34380983467784271442013-12-05T08:36:35.762+01:002013-12-05T08:36:35.762+01:00I like the "open air museum" because tha...I like the "open air museum" because that's kinda what it is, especially when you can look near and far to see everything around you that is NYC. What a place. Those two guys really had the vision for this place. And to think people come from all over the world to see it, as part of what NYC is all about.<br /><br />We're so lucky to have friends in "high places." :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-4933471422476376382013-12-05T08:17:10.454+01:002013-12-05T08:17:10.454+01:00Sometimes I say, a tour-operator should give you a...Sometimes I say, a tour-operator should give you a free ticket to anywhere. The information you give and the pictures you have, are absolute fabulous. Far better than in the brochures.<br />The subway sometimes surprises me with the bautiful things we see at the wall and ceilings. A great way to travel.<br />The High-Line is an open air museum and a wonderful place to hang out.<br />We had the golden light, what a way to finish our trip to NY...... and yes, a whole bunch of 5 days visits, make us a 'regular'....... (grin)Astridhttp://picturit.shutterchance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-57761236426946246012013-12-04T10:13:39.019+01:002013-12-04T10:13:39.019+01:00I hope you have enough pictures to make a book of ...I hope you have enough pictures to make a book of the "before" part, Ted?? It would be right up your alley! <br /><br />And yes, 5 days is a minimum but maybe if we have a whole bunch of 5 days over the years, we'll feel acclimated? I hope so. :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-44090831670893598152013-12-04T10:11:35.166+01:002013-12-04T10:11:35.166+01:00I hope you realize that when the two men who saved...I hope you realize that when the two men who saved the highline first found it, it had been out of service so long that it had become a meadow and was in full flower. I tried very hard to get up there and photograph before they gentrified it and all the neighborhoods that follow it. It is amazing how quickly the neighborhoods have changed, and turning it into a park was a brilliant idea, but what photographs it made before it was turned into a park. Somewhere there is a book of photos that the two guys who saved it made. NOTE: Five days is an absolute minimum to spend in NYC before you can claim tourista status. You'll just have to come back.Ted Rothhttp://rothphotos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-89666032575295714302013-12-04T10:10:23.327+01:002013-12-04T10:10:23.327+01:00With all there is to see in NYC, Robin, we'll ...With all there is to see in NYC, Robin, we'll be going back for years to come...I hope. :) But of course, you'll always be the main reason!!!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-66581728852519299082013-12-04T03:08:39.933+01:002013-12-04T03:08:39.933+01:00Of course I so love this post and you did the High...Of course I so love this post and you did the High Line and the city PROUD! Love, love, love and can not wait for a return visit! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-5306660461715175022013-12-03T15:40:28.047+01:002013-12-03T15:40:28.047+01:00It's just fabulous, Ruth. And to think they w...It's just fabulous, Ruth. And to think they were planning to tear down that elevated railroad! <br /><br />BTW, when I saw my financial advisor in Atlanta (which was a couple days after seeing the High Line), he told me he had invested some of my portfolio in the NYC business real estate. I immediately told him about what's happening around the High Line...and was thrilled to have a bit part in it. Life is often stranger than fiction...as you already know. :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-34725868442899591042013-12-03T12:30:13.641+01:002013-12-03T12:30:13.641+01:00I love the High Line park! Lesley and I spent a mo...I love the High Line park! Lesley and I spent a most enjoyable time there, and then brunch at a restaurant close by to celebrate Mother's Day back in ... 2010, I think? It's a brilliant concept, unique and offering terrific views of the city. I like how artists camp out there, too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com