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Stop 3 of 9 on Death Avenue to the High Line
West Thirteenth Street
Chelsea / Meatpacking, New York City
A Preview
"You're up on the High Line now — thirty feet above the street, walking on the old freight railroad. Look down at the ground. See those steel rails embedded in the walkway — the ones weaving between the concrete planks? Those are original railroad tracks. And they have a body count. In eighteen forty-seven, the City of New York authorized a railroad down Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. Street level."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at West Thirteenth Street
This is just one of 9 stops on the Death Avenue to the High Line tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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