Stretching 1.45 miles long and rising 18-30 feet above such neighborhoods as Hell’s Kitchen/Hudson Yards, West Chelsea, and the Gansevoort Market Historic District, The High Line (built in the 1930′s) was originally just a freight train line connecting factories and warehouses.
Falling into disuse in the 1980′s, the High Line is now in the process of renewal thanks to Field Operations (landscape architects) and Diller Scofidio + Renfro (architects) into a public open place and recreation area.
