
Section two
Running between West 20th and West 30th Streets, the new stretch of the High Line has just opened, doubling the park in size. This aerial view is taken from the vantage of West 30th Street, looking south toward the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center site
©Iwan Baan, 2011

Section two
Like with the first section, the planting on the new stretch is inspired by the wild, self-seeded landscape that sprung up naturally on the High Line when the trains stopped running in 1980. Chelsea Thicket (pictured) is a densely planted area of trees and shrubs between West 20th and West 22nd Streets
©Iwan Baan, 2011

Section two
The design retains the original railroad tracks and Art Deco railings. For this section, named the 30th Street Cut-Out and Viewing Platform, the concrete decking has been removed to expose the steel grid work and street below
©Friends of the High Line, 2011

Section two
Between West 25th and West 27th Streets, Falcone Flyover incorporates a metal walkway raised 8ft above the High Line, allowing groundcover plants to blanket the terrain below, and carrying visitors upward into a canopy of sumac and magnolia trees
©Iwan Baan, 2011

Section two
Aerial view of Falcone Flyover, at West 26th Street
©Iwan Baan, 2011

Section two
To the right of the High Line is Rainbow City, an environmental and interactive art installation by FriendsWithYou and presented by AOL, on view from June to early July at The Lot, a temporary public plaza at West 30th Street
©Friends of the High Line, 2011