On Manhattan’s west side, an old abandoned train track has been replaced with something new and peculiar. The elevated track was constructed in the 1930′s to get the freight train off the road and placed above the pedestrians on a track over them. After falling into disrepair, people lobbied for the train track to be demolished because it was becoming an eye sore. The creative and artistic of New York had another plan in mind… GREEN SPACE! So far, two sections of the train track have opened as a high rise park that west side pedestrians can walk over and enjoy the sights, roof tops, art, flowers and even the talking water fountains that it has to offer. I’ve been told this imaginative park has attracted residents to move back into this area of Manhattan. There are some newly renovated luxury buildings popping up around some of the forgotten about areas. When complete, the whole park will be a mile and a half long that will run through the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea, and Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen.
