High-Line

529 W 20th St Ste 8w New YorkNY10011
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After the last freight train rumbled down 10th Avenue in 1980, the railroad was abandoned and an overgrown garden sprouted up around its rusted tracks. Today, the High Line has been repurposed into a public park, 1.5 miles long and elevated 30 feet above street level in the heart of the Meatpacking District in New York City . Now on view along with those rusty rail tracks is a lush urban...
by mapquest on September 14, 2015 from mapquest

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The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (22 blocks) abandoned elevated railway, that stretches from the Hudson Rail Yard at 34th Street down through the West Chelsea gallery neighborhood where it continues on to Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking district. It has recently been developed into one of New York City's more remarkable public parks. Opened to the public in June 2009, just a few years ago...
by nyc on December 18, 2012 from nyc
The High Line, Manhattan’s newest and most inventive park, runs 30 feet above street level on a former freight rail line. Where milk, meat and raw materials once trundled by, trendy New York now chats and chills, enjoying marvelous views over the Hudson River. The High Line’s lush landscaping of wildflowers, shrubs, sculpture and trees winds its way through two of Manhattan’s most creative and...
by frommers on December 19, 2011 from frommers

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The High Line is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues.
High Line visitors can enjoy free programming for adults and families, extensive gardens, a variety of food options from local vendors and much more.
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by yahoolocal on November 03, 2015 from yahoolocal