Think about it, there must be High Line love

According to the blogosphere, illegal but easy enough access to the High Line is going to be blocked in a matter of days.

For those of y'all who don't know, the High Line is what remains of a west side el train that has been abandoned since 1980. Since then it has persisted in various states of disrepair, including being partially disassembled in 1991.

Despite its idleness for the past quarter century, scholars and historians still like to wax romantic about a time when trains would come barreling down tenth avenue, cleverly nicknamed "Death Avenue" for the increased likelihood of death-by-cowcatcher. The futuristic comic book culture also has dedicated a fair amount of time to dreaming up impossible ideas for the 1.5 mile-stretch of track, including a skywalk, an unlikely amphitheater, and the most ridiculous swimming pool ever built.

The actual future of the highline will be as a promenade:




But in the meantime, I'm ready to make an 11th-hour effort to walk the remains of the highline before it gets all corporate. This will certainly involve brown bags and cigarettes, and with any luck an 8 megapixel digital camera.

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