Head west along 23rd Street and brae
crossing the West Side Highway to one of Manhattan's most ambitious waterfront
projects, Chelsea Piers, a $100 million, 1.7-million-square-foot
deelopment along four Hudson river piers.
Opened in 1910, this was the place
where the great transatlantic liners would disembark their passengers -
the Titanic was en route when it sank in 1912.
In the 1960s, the piers fell into
disuse and decay, but a recent infusion of money has transformed them
into a thriing sports complex, with ice rinks and a landscaped golf
driving range. Perhaps the best part of the deelopment is its emphasis
on public spaces, including a waterfront walkway of over a mile,
and the pleasant park at the end of Pier 62.
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