On a recent short-turnaround visit made to New York City to honor our best friends’ milestone wedding anniversary, we woke the next morning to a picture perfect day with the temperature lingering around 78 degrees and a light westerly breeze blowing through the avenues. This, of course, is unheard of in the month of August for the City That Never Sleeps.
Thoughts running through our heads as to what we might get into, our native New Yorker anniversary bride spoke up and said “Why don’t we walk The High Line?” The High Line ~ what’s that? Well, let me share with you some details of this marvelous elevated linear park created on a former New York Central Railroad spur located on the west-side of Manhattan.
The High Line, built on a historic freight line, is more than just a park – it is a public space set forth for the enjoyment of both the residents of the City as well as tourists. You can view art, walk-through wildflower gardens, experience live musical performances all enjoyed from a unique elevated perspective.
Walking the High Line was an experience so astounding to me that I would like to deliver this adventure to you in an upcoming four-series post. I will publish my exposition every Saturday for the next four weeks! Stay tuned this Saturday as I begin writing on this wonderful topic. It is a fascinating story as to how this world-class city came to re-purposing its industrial infrastructure into a beautiful city park.