This morning, we took a trip out to Daddy's old neighborhood in the Meatpacking District. We took the F choo-choo to the A choo-choo all the way to 14th Street. Aside from seeing where Daddy used to live, we were there to visit the
High Line - one of Mommy's favorite structures in the city and I think will soon be one of my favorites too.
You see, the High Line is an elevated train track that was built in the 1930s. It runs from 34th Street to Spring Street along the West Side. The tracks runs
inside of factories and warehouses along Manhattan's largest industrial district. This allowed trains to deliver milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods directly into the buildings without causing dangerous traffic along the streets below. Trains stopped using the High Line in 1980 and the structure was under threat of demolition. In 1999, a group formed to save the High Line and turn it into a public park. In June, the first section of the park - from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street - opened! Here you can see the High Line pass through one of the historic warehouses in the neighborhood.
They did such a nice job with the park. There's lots of room to run around, chairs to lounge in and pretty wildflowers. They even preserved part of the old train tracks.
And the view's not bad either. That's Jersey City over there.
I found lots of things to do while we were at the park like climbing up and sliding down the benches scattered throughout the park. That's the new
Standard Hotel in the background. It runs over the High Line too.
Where the High Line crosses over 10th Avenue at 17th Street, they built this mini amphitheater with a large picture window overlooking the street. After running up and down the ramps of the amphitheater, I settled in to watch the traffic passing below. It was also a nice place to settle in for a snack.
Mommy, do you think that Dee-Dee is going to like the High Line as much as we do? By the way, when is he going to arrive?
You see, the High Line is an elevated train track that was built in the 1930s. It runs from 34th Street to Spring Street along the West Side. The tracks runs inside of factories and warehouses along Manhattan's largest industrial district. This allowed trains to deliver milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods directly into the buildings without causing dangerous traffic along the streets below. Trains stopped using the High Line in 1980 and the structure was under threat of demolition. In 1999, a group formed to save the High Line and turn it into a public park. In June, the first section of the park - from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street - opened! Here you can see the High Line pass through one of the historic warehouses in the neighborhood.
They did such a nice job with the park. There's lots of room to run around, chairs to lounge in and pretty wildflowers. They even preserved part of the old train tracks.
And the view's not bad either. That's Jersey City over there.
I found lots of things to do while we were at the park like climbing up and sliding down the benches scattered throughout the park. That's the new Standard Hotel in the background. It runs over the High Line too.
Where the High Line crosses over 10th Avenue at 17th Street, they built this mini amphitheater with a large picture window overlooking the street. After running up and down the ramps of the amphitheater, I settled in to watch the traffic passing below. It was also a nice place to settle in for a snack.
Mommy, do you think that Dee-Dee is going to like the High Line as much as we do? By the way, when is he going to arrive?
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