I Finally Checked Out That 'High Line' Thing That New Yorkers Are Going Bonkers About...

I live in New York.

That means that for the past several years I have had to listen to everyone gush about the High Line.

What's the "High Line?"

The "High Line" is an old railroad track on the lower West Side that was recently converted into a park.

It's a bit strange to hear people gush about a park--especially a long, thin park.

First, some history. This is the High Line in 1936, with a train running through the Bell Technologies building.

The last train traveled on the High Line tracks in 1980, carrying frozen turkeys. After that, nature took over.

Over the years, property owners lobbied to have the High Line torn down. But in 1999, a group of citizens began raising money to restore it. Now the first two sections, from Gansevoort Street to 30th Street, are done.