Tree identification website?

[ArnoldT]

Armin:

You're welcome. It is a project involving Columbia University.

[David Nicholson]

Arnold, off topic I know but I've read about a park in New York that's been created up high on an old overhead railway track and wondered if you have visited it and whether you might have some pictures please?

[Maggi Young]

Arnold, off topic I know but I've read about a park in New York that's been created up high on an old overhead railway track and wondered if you have visited it and whether you might have some pictures please?

Hmmmm, I was sure we had something about this place in the Forum - must have imagined it ..

http://www.thehighline.org/

[johnw]

Maggi- Didn't John Grimshaw visit it when he spoke in NYC?  Probably it was on his blog.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

That is possible, John - I know I've seen photos somewhere- thought they were from a female forumist.....

[ArnoldT]

David;

Yes it's an old rail line that is elevated above the streets.  In days gone by freight would come in and be off loaded.  The area was once a meat packing district so most likely it was beef that was being railed in.  There were wholesale meat packing plants where the meat was cut up for distribution to all of the city.

I've been but never took any photos.

Here is a link to the site:

http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images

[ArnoldT]

...and just when you thought it wasn't possible.

I had a community meeting with a professor at Columbia where Leaf Snap was developed and their working on:

Dog Snap.

[David Nicholson]

David;

Yes it's an old rail line that is elevated above the streets.  In days gone by freight would come in and be off loaded.  The area was once a meat packing district so most likely it was beef that was being railed in.  There were wholesale meat packing plants where the meat was cut up for distribution to all of the city.

I've been but never took any photos.

Here is a link to the site:

http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images

  Many thanks Arnold

[Carlo]

David, et al,

The High Line is a magical urban space. It should be on every gardeners hit list of things to visit in NYC. Their former horticulturist and current Chief Operating Officer is a friend and former student of mine, Melissa Fisher. I've been and photographed it--but need to go back.

[David Nicholson]

Many thanks Carlo. Some pictures would be nice!!