Continuing our walk on NYC's Highline...and beyond...
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| An impressive climate science fair along the way |
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| Near the southern terminus, more background |
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| Large overhang |
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| Average soil depth is only 18 inches, but enough in places to support nice woods of birches and other smaller trees; really an incredible experience in the depths of the city... |
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| Finally ending up in the historical Meat Packing district... |
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| That is, now back on terra firma in the hyper-gentrified former Meat Packing district; beneath the ghost sign are all the fancy marques you'd expect to see on Bond Street or the Champs Elysees |
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| But what caught our attention (and everyone else' too) was the Elephant Walk... |
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| Look here for the story behind all this, but, 100 life-sized wooden elephants are tromping through the Meat Packing district... |
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| No elephant rides, however |
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| Nearby is Starbucks' NYC roastery and coffee shoppe, sufficiently like the one in Milan that we had to stop in for a look |
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| The upstairs bar and line of Campari bottles is much smaller here, but otherwise similar to Milan |
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| The main difference is that the roastery in Milan is Starbucks' only presence in Italy (and quite understated, at that), whereas, in the US, they're everywhere...now we have seen two of Starbucks' six roasteries world-wide; big woof |
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| No end to the luxury shoppes; the Google building is reflected across the street |
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| Now we are at our final destination for the day, Chelsea Market, once a main factory of the National Biscuit Company (NaBisCo); and certainly among the factories and warehouses served by the old Highline |
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| If there ever was a market here, it is now long-gone, replaced by a city-block sized food hall...reminiscent of Spitalfields and Borough Market...but the photos and interpretive and other signage of the old Nabisco building were much appreciated, by us, at least; no free Oreo nor Ritz samples, however... |
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| Factory decor incorporated into food hall seating |
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| More old decor |
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| Then; and looks pretty much the same now, from the outside |
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| The Highline, in its then-glory days |
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| Sic transit, Gloria? |
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