The High Line

29 June 2010 - The BBC showed a documentary about the New York's High Line. In 1980, soon after the last train had moved over the elevated railway tracks known as The High Line, property developers set their eyes on this valuable piece of real estate on Manhattan's up-and-coming West Side. The High Line was set for demolition. Two New Yorkers had a different vision and lobbied tirelessly for the High Line to be protected and changed into an open space for all. They even went to court to save it. The result is amazing. The new High Line was opened in 2009 and already two million people have visited this new corridor on Manhattan island. Children come to play, morning joggers do their exercise, and tourists reflect here on the city's past. The High Line also brings green and plants into the city. It is a public place for the future of New York City, but it is also a living monument what visionary people can do if they stand up and fight for what they believe in.