The High Line

The High Line, also known as High Line Park, is a 2.33 kilometre-long park in New York City. It is built on a disused section of the New York Central Railroad.

In 2006, Joshua David and Robert Hammond had the idea to turn the disused track into a park. They founded an organisation called Friends of the High Line. This organisation raised more than $150 million in public and private funds for the project. They started the project in 2009 and finished on September 21, 2014.

The park is open daily from 7 am to 7 pm in the winter, from 7 am to 10 pm in the fall, and 7 am to 11 pm in the summer. The park has 11 entrances, 5 of which are accessible to people with disabilities.

The park’s main attractions include beautiful gardens and views of the Hudson River. It also has some cultural attractions, like temporary art and sound installations, or performances. In 2010, the park hosted a sound installation by Stephen Vitielle, composed of bells heard throughout New York City. Another exhibit was called “Still Life with Landscape,” and it was a house for butterflies and birds, built from steel and wood.

Since the opening of High Line Park, many television shows and films have been shot there. As of 2017, the park gets nearly 6 million visitors annually.