The High Line was built in the 1930s as a 22-block stretch of short-haul freight elevated rail cutting through the Lower West Side of Manhattan. In 1980, the High Line carried its last run, was abandoned and virtually disappeared into the city’s urban jungle. Nearly 30 years later, in 2009, the High Line was reborn as one of the city’s most beautiful parks (and one of its greatest architectural triumphs) …
Check it out here. Check out some lighting images here.
And here’s a video of the park being used at dusk:
