High Line is a 1.45 mile long linear park in Greenwich Village [a neighborhood on the west side of lower Manhattan] made on an elevated [30 ft.] section of now defunct N.Y. Central Railroad's West Side Line. The last train to run on the track was in 1980.
Repurposing of the railway into an urban park was done in three phases beginning in 2006 and concluding in 2014. The park gets nearly five million visitors a year. Most of the photos are mine, but two are from Wikimedia Commons and are indicated as Internet photos. The 14th street entrance was a short distance from Tea and Sympathy tea room.
~ Entrance ~
~ Entrance ~
It may only be 1.45 miles long, but after eating a big meal at Tea and Sympathy it seemed a lot longer. It was a fun NYC experience.
[Internet Photo]
[Internet Photo]
As you can see it was breezy up there, and a bit chilly too so Jerry loaned me his jacket.
At the end of the line were historical displays from when the railway functioned until now.
We got a taxi back to the guesthouse, and had a little time to relax before boarding the boat at 6:15 p.m. for our dinner cruise on the Hudson and East Rivers. Next post...
