The High Line: A Park to Look Up To

An illustrated history of New York City’s internationally famous High Line, one of the world’s most innovative and inspiring public parks.

Imagine a very different New York City—one whose streets are filled with horses and buggies and people on foot. Now imagine the block-long freight trains that shared the same roads delivering goods to the west-side factories. How did New York solve the problem of trains barreling through busy city streets? They built a train track above all the hustle a...