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NYC’s Very Own Railway to Trailway: The Highline

The newest addition to Far West Chelsea has been a city-wide hit: The Highline has finally arrived! This stretch of old Manhattan remnants was, as reported on abc.com an “elevated railroad …constructed to replace dangerous street-level train lines on a path nicknamed “Death Avenue.” Before the High Line was built, horsemen carrying lanterns would ride on the tracks to warn pedestrians of incoming trains.
(Author Unknown, 1934/ Courtesy of Friends of the Highline )”:

circa 1934

In time for summer enjoyment, the old tracks have been magically transformed into a walking path, complete with landscaping by top landscape architects James Corner Field Operations plus architects from Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Creating a business opportunity for NYC’s entrepreneuers and cause for more valuable real estate, the area will be injected with new shops, restaurants, and services. Who needs the Meatpacking District when you have The Highline?

(present-day)

Green space in the sky

for more information, visit The Friends of the Highline at www.thehighline.org