The High Line: A Park to Look Up To

(Hardback)

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Imagine a very different New York Cityone whose streets are filled with horses and buggies and people on foot. Now imagine the vehicles that shared the roadblock-long freight trains trying to deliver goods to the west-side factories. How did New York in the 1800s solve the problem of trains barreling through busy city streets They built the High Line. But the High Lines story doesnt end there. Once cars became common, innovative New Yorkers began to find and fight for new ways to breathe life into the old, raised train tracks.

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Documents a real triumph of urban renewal and innovative land use. In the bright, stylish watercolors, diverse crowds of figures work and socialize both on bustling city streets and, later, on swooping pathways amid abundant carpets of well-kept wildflowers and grassy swards. A vibrant, if somewhat formalized, tribute. * Kirkus Reviews *
The text and authors note are informative, and the illustrations, watercolor paintings with digital elements, capture the energy of the city as well as elements of the park and adjacent neighborhoods. A handsome introduction to the High Line. * Booklist *

Author Bio

Victoria Tentler-Krylov is a trained and practicing architect, as well as a childrens and editorial illustrator, who grew up in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and studied architecture and urban design at Cooper Union and Columbia University. Her inspiration is fueled by urban landscapes but also by fantasy, possibility, and imagination. Her other passion is experimenting with digital and traditional art tools, and in particular, pushing the boundaries of watercolor digitally. Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid was her author-illustrated debut, and her illustrated picture books include We Are a Garden, The Cyclops of Central Park, Just Read!, and Peter Pan: A Modern Retelling. She lives with her family just outside Boston.