Monday, December 15, 2014

The Highline

The Highline is a wonderful park above ground. The Highline used to be a train line. It ran above the ground. It is now an above ground park.
This is what it looked like when it was a train line
The access points to this park are:

  • Gansevoort Street 14th Street (elevator access)
  • 16th Street (elevator access)
  • 18th Street
  • 20th Street
  • 23rd Street (elevator access)
  • 26th Street
  • 28th Street
  • 29th Street (elevator access)
  • 30th Street
  • 34th Street (elevator access)


Visit maphere is a map of the highline.

To get to the highline from the OhI hotel (768 5th avenue New York, NY) buy subway, or you can walk.
If you want to take the subway, you would walk to 5th ave and 53rd st. Then you would take the E train to 14th st, then walk to the highline.

If you want to walk (its about a 46 min walk, 2.3 mines) you would
1. Head southwest on Grand Army Plaza toward W 58th St
105 ft
2. Turn right onto W 58th St
0.2 mi
3. Turn left onto 6th Ave/Avenue of the Americas
1.4 mi
4. Turn right onto W 30th St
0.6 mi
5. Slight left to stay on W 30th St
0.2 mi
6. Turn left
Take the stairs
20 ft
The history of the highline.

  • The Highline was a train line and it ran above ground.