Thursday, June 21, 2012

The High Line effect




In an article published by the Huffington Post, Charles Birnbaum reports on the success of New York's High Line, the stretch of abandoned, elevated railroad on New York's West Side that has undergone a Phoenix-like resurrection to become one of the city's most popular destinations. He says the much-loved park has generated discussion about the so-called High Line effect and that several cities are looking at their own long-disused sections of track hoping they can literally replicate New York's success. Read more...
Images: The old High Line and the new High Line, New York