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What did the 2002 economic study commissioned by the advocates reveal?

The High Line park

Chapter 1

The industrial lifeline of Manhattan

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Chapter 2

The battle to save the tracks

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Chapter 3

Designing an elevated wonderland

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Chapter 4

The global ripple effect

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YOUR GOAL

Master of The High Line park

Ch 2 · The battle to save the tracks
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Track to Garden

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Once a forgotten, steel track bed, now a green ribbon, softly spread. The High Line blooms, for all to see!

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Capturing the beauty through Joel Sternfeld's lens

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Fun Fact

Community meeting: The co-founders of Friends of the High Line met by chance at a neighborhood meeting and had no prior background in urban planning.

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Two neighbors and a community meeting

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Quiz

In what year did Joshua David and Robert Hammond first meet and form their advocacy group?

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Gossip

Would you join a community group to save a local landmark?

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Who were Joshua David and Robert Hammond?

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What did the 2002 economic study commissioned by the advocates reveal?

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What did local property owners in Chelsea argue the abandoned High Line did to their neighborhood?

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How did photographer Joel Sternfeld help save the High Line?

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What was the name of the non-profit organization formed to advocate for the park's creation?

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Which New York City mayor signed the initial demolition order for the High Line in the late 1990s?

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Which newly elected mayor officially reversed the demolition order and backed the park in 2002?

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