Walking the High Line...
Did you know that New York City boasts a park that is suspended 30 feet above the ground?
The High Line was built in the 1930s in order to remove dangerous freight trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. The High Line has seen no trains since 1980. In 1999 a group of people banded together to for a not for profit group called Friends of the High Line to prevent the suspended structure from demolition. It took about 6 years for the project to get off the ground. The park, now just about a mile in length, first opened to the public in 2009. The Park's hours are from 7:00 am to 9:00pm daily.
I knew nothing of this amazing project until I read about it in Passport to Design. For more information about the history, access points and events please visit High Line's website.
The High Line was built in the 1930s in order to remove dangerous freight trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. The High Line has seen no trains since 1980. In 1999 a group of people banded together to for a not for profit group called Friends of the High Line to prevent the suspended structure from demolition. It took about 6 years for the project to get off the ground. The park, now just about a mile in length, first opened to the public in 2009. The Park's hours are from 7:00 am to 9:00pm daily.
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| map of the High Line park |
I knew nothing of this amazing project until I read about it in Passport to Design. For more information about the history, access points and events please visit High Line's website.