What do you do with a beat-up old rail line? In New York you turn it into a brilliantly-executed municipal park. This imaginative response to a problem of long-standing is changing the city. Twenty-five feet above the ground, the High Line runs around and through old warehouses, factories, and slaughterhouses. A walk through any part of its 1.5 miles affords a distinctive experience of leisure and beauty overlooking an industrial past and an upscale present. Since opening in 2009 the park has occasioned the re-creation of the entire district, with fine restaurants, hotels, and boutiques now dominating what had been a run-down and forsaken neighborhood. The Far West Side, formerly known as the Wild West, has blossomed into a destination of choice.
TOUR COMPANY: New York Dynamic
TOUR TYPE: private, walking, tour_led_by_ganyc_member,
Meets On: by_appointment_only,
Tour Duration: 1 3/4 hours
Tour Distance: 1 1/4 miles
Language(s) Spoken: english,
Max # of Guests: 6
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