The High Line is an elevated railway that was built on Manhattan’s West Side in the 1930s between Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street. After 1980 no trains ran on the track which meant for some time it was under threat of demolition. A community based non-profit group came to the rescue and set up Friends of the High Line. They worked in partnership with the City of New York to maintain it and in 2005 the railway was donated to the City.
Landscape architects James Corner Field Operations teamed up with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro to create the High Line’s public landscape – an elevated park and public walkway. Section 1 of the line re-opened in 2009 and Section 2 is due to open this June. Photo above by Flickr user ikarus50.
Historical photo of The High Line in operation
The High Line prior to restoration – photo by Jesse Chehak
Photo by Flickr user lucas_roberts426
Photo by Flickr user richdrogpa
Photo by Flickr user 1 hr photo
Photo by Flickr user bugbrooklyn
Photo by Flickr user bugbrooklyn
Images via www.thehighline.org