[NYguy]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...manhattan.html


The High Line, a long-unused set of elevated train tracks that runs up Manhattan's west side,
is now New York's newest park. The first phase of the project, which runs between W. 20th and Gansevoort St.,
is set to open to the public on June 9, 2009.


The last train ran on the High Line in 1980, and the tracks haven't been used since that time,
allowing weeds and even wildflowers to sprout - which have now been cultivated as a
public green space. Above, the portion that runs roughly between W. 18th and W. 15th St.


Instead of carloads of meat, produce and manufactured goods, oversized lounge chairs
will now roll along the train tracks.


Rows of greenery sprout along the High Line near Chelsea Market.


Looking south along the High Line from W. 30th St., a portion not yet open to the public.


The elevated tracks weave between buildings along 10th Ave. near 14th St.


Benches sit along the pedestrian walkway.


The beginning of the High Line, at Gansevoort St. and W. 12th.


The High Line crosses 10th Ave. near W. 19th St.


Looking north from W. 20th St. on the portion of the High Line that has not yet been converted for public use...


... showing just how far the project on the south half of the High Line (seen from W. 20th St.) has come.