The waterfront’s transformation has been captured through aerial photography for over two decades. Aerial photography provides an alternate view of the built environment that no map can equal.
Tribeca
1978
Pier 25 and Pier 26
Pier 32 and Pier 34
2000
Pier 25 and Pier 26
Pier 32 and Pier 34
2011
Pier 25 and Pier 26
Pier 32 pile field and Pier 34
2020
Pier 25 and 26
Pier 32 pile field and Pier 34
TODAY
Tribeca Boardwalk, Copyright Julienne Schaer
Greenwich Village
1978
Pier 40 and Pier 42
Pier 45 and Pier 46
Pier 48 and Pier 49
2000
Pier 40
Pier 45 and Pier 46
Pier 49 and Pier 51 pile fields
2011
Pier 40
Pier 51
2020
Pier 40
Pier 45 and Pier 46
Pier 49 pile field and Pier 51
TODAY
Pier 40, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Pier 45, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Greenwich Village esplanade, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Meatpacking District
1978
Gansevoort Peninsula and Pier 54
Pier 57 and Pier 58
2000
Gansevoort Peninsula and Pier 54
Pier 57
2009
Gansevoort Peninsula and Pier 54
Pier 57
2020
Gansevoort Peninsula
Little Island and Pier 57
TODAY
Little Island, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Pier 57, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Chelsea
1978
Pier 59, Pier 60 and Pier 61
Pier 62, Pier 63 and Pier 64
Pier 66 and Pier 66a
2000
Pier 59, Pier 60 and Pier 61
Pier 62, Pier 63 and Pier 64
Pier 66a and Pier 66 piles
2011
Pier 59, Pier 60, Pier 61
Pier 61, Pier 63 and Pier 64
Pier 66a and Pier 66
2020
Pier 59, Pier 60 and Pier 61
Pier 62, Pier 63 and Pier 64
Pier 66a and Pier 66
TODAY
Stonefield at Pier 63, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Pier 64, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Habitat Garden, Copyright Hudson River Park
Hell’s Kitchen
1978
Pier 76
Pier 81 and Pier 83
Pier 84, Pier 86 and Pier 88
2000
Pier 76 and Pier 79
Pier 81 and Pier 83
Pier 84 and Pier 86
2009
Pier 76 and Pier 79
Pier 81 and Pier 83
Pier 84 and Pier 86
2020
Pier 76 and Pier 79
Pier 81 and Pier 83
Pier 86 and Pier 88
TODAY
Pier 84, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
Kayaking at Pier 84, Copyright Max Guliani for Hudson River Park
