Once an abandoned 1.45 mile stretch of elevated freight train railroad now my soon to be new summer picnic spot, The High Line, will once again serve the people of New York City.
The High Line was built in the 1930's by The New York Central Railroad and used to transport freight along the west side. The New York Central stopped use of the High Line in the 1980's and the elevated structure fell into disrepair.
The community-based group Friends of the High Line had the idea to transform the abandoned High Line into a green park space and in 2004 The New York City Government commited $50 million to start the park project.
The section of The High Line from Gansevoort St to 20th street is scheduled to open in June 2009 and I will have my picnic basket ready and the cameras charged. The entire High Line Park from Gansevoort St to 30th St is expected to open 2010.
The High Line is a pedestrian only park, no bikes and no runners. It's reserved for sitting, stropping, talking, and picnicking, cartwheeling and impromptu amateur photoshoots.
SO COME FIERCE!!
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