… and a freight train running through the middle of my head. The High Line project is definitely the best thing to happen to New York since Katz’s. I’ve been obsessing this thing for years, so upon opening a day early, I promptly secured a photo date with myself and the tracks. The High Line was originally built in the 30s to lift freight traffic up off the streets of the city in an effort to curb an abundance of deadly accidents between trains and street traffic. According to High Line history, 10th Ave became known as “Death Avenue,” and … read more