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New York’s High Line Park in the Sky Opens Today!

06/08/2009
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  • High Line - looking exactly like we had hoped and imagined!
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line, Fingers of Foliage
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line Opens Today!
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line Rolling Furniture
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Jill getting sunburnt on the High Line
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • High Line Fingers of Foliage
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • inhabitat-team
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • aerialviewofhighlineje
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • jshighlinephoto
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • dillerscofidiorenderinghl
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Crack gardening!
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • A little 'Friend of the High Line'
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Greenery in Chelsea!
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • A watery landscape on the High Line
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • highline rendering
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • pathway
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • under the tunnel
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • sunning area
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • winding path
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • chaises on casters!
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • resting area
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • linear design
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • the iab building
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • cedar grove bench
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • benches
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • view from above
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • linear walkway
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • concrete and rail
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • flowers sprouting
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • railway
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • benches and rail enmesh
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • tracks
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • crisscross tracks
    An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited <strong>High Line elevated urban park</strong> officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/new-yorks-high-line-park-in-the-sky-opens-today/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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High Line - looking exactly like we had hoped and imagined!

An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited High Line elevated urban park officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below!...

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