A much-touted urban park along an elevated, former railroad trestle has accidentally turned into a peep show near The Standard Hotel and the hotel is doing everything it can to encourage the behavior. Until yesterday afternoon, The hotel's Facebook page posted the following: "We encourage you to exercise your inner exhibitionist. Please share your intimate, and explicit photos with us -- those floor to ceiling windows aren't just for the views . . ."
"Whatever you do, just make sure the shots are HOT and that you get them to us in whichever way you can. It's all about sex all the time, and you're our star."Sounds like my kind of place.
Although I do plan to stroll by on my next visit (wink), here's a little history on the High-Line Pedestrian Park because what's going on at The Standard shouldn't be your only reason to check out this little gem (plus, no pets are allowed, which makes for a nicer experience).
To deal with increasing freight train service and the danger of running those trains at street level, the city built the High-Line. It ran from 34th Street to Spring Street and was designed to go through the center of blocks, rather than over streets and sidewalks. This design not only sought to avoid the usual negative conditions associated with elevated subways, but it allowed trains to be connected directly to factories and warehouses and allowed trains to roll right inside buildings.
Abandoned in 1980, High-Line Railroad sat unused for years until there were calls to tear it down when real estate prices began to soar. Some forward thinking neighborhood activists were able to convince the city to save and restore the High-Line as a pedestrian park, which it has, with great success.
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