new york - highline

 

 

there is something surreal about the highline- like the dream of a pastoral past has reappeared in the city. the older tracks are overgrown like they are forgotten in the prairie on the way to another abandoned town. snazzy high rises perch over the new landscape of brush, weeds, native trees and wood boardwalks. sudden views across reveal the river and sometimes narrow streets. along the way there ar places to rest above the city and watch it glitter in the distance.