What's up Members of the Barrio
It's Jon
Coming to you from the Meatpacking District of Manhattan
And we're standing in front of the High Line
Which many tourists consider a must visit
When you come to New York City
So to help you out
We're going to be sharing the History
What to do
And even some insider tips
Here we go the Ultimate Guide
To Visiting the High Line
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Let's go
Your first quesiton might be
What is the High Line?
It's a 1.45 Mile Elevated Greenway
Running from the Meatpacking District
All the way to Hudson Yards
It has over 500 species of Plants, Trees, Plenty of art
And a whole lot to do
This is 10th Ave
And in the mid 19th century it was known as Death Avenue
Because so many people were hit by trains that were running right through here
In fact it got so bad
They had to hire actual cowboys who they called
Westside Cowboys
To be riding in front of the trains
With flags to warn people
About incoming trains
And they still needed to do something else
The solution was the high line
A higher train track
Which would run parallel to the West Side of Manhattan
The first trains started running in 1933
to deliver freight to the many factories along the way
And it had its boom up until the 1960s
When trucking started to make the trains here obsolete
It had it's last ride in 1980
And then it sat dormant
For over 20 years
And in fact if you were coming here in the 90's
Or most of the 2000's
You would have just seen an overgrown abandoned train track
A non-profit group called the Friends of the High Line
Fought hard to have this area preserved
And in 2009 after 3 years of construction
The Highline was opened to the public
And 10 years later it's one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City
In fact it was actually inspired by the Promenade Plantee
In Paris
Which opened in 1993
And is pretty similar in concept
I highly recommend you download the app called the High Line
All of the art installations
Nature, the look out points
All that information is on here
It's going to make your trip a lot more informative
If you're interested
Heck I'm going to take a lot of the information for this video
From the app
This is the first stop on our tour
The Tiffany and Co. foundation overlook
You can just peek your head out
and see the Meatpacking District
And the Whitney Museum to our right
We are standing in front of Hector's Cafe an diner
Which is open 24 hours
And the reason i'm pointing this out
Is because this diner has a lot of cinema history
In fact, all of the diner scenes in the movie Taxi Driver
With Robert DiNiro
Were shot inside
It's been featured in Law and Order
And in the 1930's
It used to open up at 2 o'clock in the morning
So that the employees of the neighborhood meatpacking plants
Could come in and have a meal.
One of the first places you walk on the High Line
Is called the Gansevoort Woodland
And it looks a little bit nicer with perfect fall foliage
But something to note
Is when you look out to the side
You see one of the only remaining meatpacking plants
Down there
This area used to be full of them
Hence the name
Meatpacking District
This is one of my favorite art exhibits on the Highline
It's called 4 Arches
And as you walk by each of the four arches
It's supposed to symbolize a different season
Very cool
This is the 14th Street Passage
And while you may not notice it if you're walking on the right side
If you come to the left side
They have a projector going
It's called the High Line channel
And they showcase a lot of different artists on there
If the weather's nice
It's a little cold today
But you know sit down and enjoy.. whatever they've got going on screen
Alright guys it is cold out
But I assure you.. on a nice warm day
This is the spot you want to come
To sunbathe
This is called the Dillver Von Furstenberg sun deck
And water feature
I think it's most well known for these amazing chairs
To just relax
But they call it the water feature as well
Because during the warmer months There's water running on the other side
You see little kids
Sometimes running over it
Playing with it
And they put that special feature there because when this was actually a working rail road track
Water would naturally accumulate there
So it was.. a little bit of a homage to that
Right behind me is the Chelsea Market Passageway
And that's what this area is most well known for
Chelsea Market
The most famous food market in New York CIty
Highly recommend you visit just to stop by
Los Tacos No.1
The best tacos not in New York City
But in Manhattan
But did you know that this whole area here
Used to be owned by the National Biscuit Company
Also known as.. Nabisco
Where legend has it
The oreo cookie was invented
Right here
Unfortunately, they left the area in 1959
To move to.. Fair Lawn, NJ
Where Ironically enough, I was born and raised
Right over the Hudson River
A little history for you guys
We are at the 10th Ave Square and the Overlook
This is probably my favorite spot on the entire High Line
Just because it takes people watching to the next level
You look through the glass here
And you're staring down on 10th Avenue
And you just see regular New York City life
From above
It's a different perspective
And truth be told
It's like live theater
Right on the High Line
Very cool stuff
It's ridiculous i'm just getting to famous
When you walk up the steps from the Overlook Turn left
And there's a really cool little view
Of the Statue of Liberty in the distance
A lot of people don't even realize it
This is an interesting part of the High Line
It's called Chelsea Thicket
A couple of really neat things going on
One is.. you see the rail road tracks very distinctly
Running next to it
You've got trees growing directly over the tracks
And you also have a lot of the leaves from the trees
Hanging down below
So it gives you a feeling
Like you're walking through a forest
Definitley one of my favorite pathes
On the High Line
A lot of people are stopping here
To stare at this clock
Which actually doesn't have any numbers on it
It's called Silent Agitator
And the clock says organization
It actually speaks to the rights of Industrial Workers around the world
And I think it's pretty neat
We're at the Falcone Flyover
And I find one thing super distinctive about this little two-block stretch
Look how big these leaves are
Falling off the trees
You basically.. come face to face with the trees
As you're walking here
And if you look on either side you might just see
Some really cool art installations
As we're passing Chelsea
Which is.. one of the biggest art districts in the entire city
This is the 26th Street Viewing Spur
A lot of people are taking photos here
You can overlook 10th Ave and 26th
But it's actually designed in a way where they used to hang billboards here
Over the highline
When it wasn't in use
Like it is right now
It kind of brings back that effect a little bit
We've reached the Crossroads of the High Line
This is actually the widest part of the park
And the X right here
This bench signifies where the path goes from North to South
To east to west
It's very subtle
Most people don't even realize it's here
And also behind me you have the Shed
Which is the newest and like the hottest
New spot to see performances in New York City
And we're going to be approaching the Vessel really soon as well
At Hudson Yards
Guys we're standing in front of the Spur
Which is the final part of the High Line
To be open
And ironically enough
It's actually closed the entire weekend
We can't really show you it
But it extends that way
And when it's open
You can see Skyscrapers
They also are going to have a lot of art exhibits over there
These are the Pershing Square Beams
And this is really just a place for kids
To run around
And go over or under the beams
I guess it feels like you're playing at a rail road track
In a safe way of course
If you have kids
Bring them right here
I love the Highline
And I Love how the Landscape changes
Depending on what street you're on
As we're approaching the end
We're at the interim walkway
There's some crazy Soviet sounding music playing
But if you look here
You see what the High Line would have looked like
In the 90's and the 2000's
When it didn't have any use
When it was abandoned
And it gives you that kind of a vibe
It's wild and it blends into the landscape
This is one of my new favorite spots to come on the High Line for sure
Of course you have this amazing view of the Vessel in the distance
Everybody is stopping to take a picture
If you don't know what the Vessel is
It's at Hudson Yards
We did a whole video explaining it
Check that video out
For details on how to get inside of it
Totally worth a trip
And the High Line well..
It's totally worth the walk
We made it
22 blocks we're at the end
The CSX Transportation gate
The only spot on the High Line
That's at Street Level
And I barely broke a sweat
I mean.. what a scenic walk
And although this is one of the most touristy things to do in New York City
Honestly
I love what they have done to the High Line
Turning something abandoned
Into something that the public can come and enjoy
With all the art and all the nature here
This is a can't miss when you come to New York City
Guys tell me down below in the comments
What you think about the High Line
What is your favorite thing to do here?
I'm curious
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Special thanks to my camera guy Ben
Thank you for watching
Until next time
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