Forgotton Tour 28: Middle Village

• TIME: 12:30pm
  PLACE: Meet at token booth, 63rd Drive station, IND Queens Blvd subway
  COST: $5, Advance Registration Required (email erpietri@earthlink.net)
• SUMMARY: “Middle Village, named for its rough midpoint between the older settlements of Williamsburg and Jamaica, arose along the Williamsburgh-Jamaica Turnpike (Metropolitan Avenue) built in 1814 to link the two centers of trade. It’s suffered greatly from overdevelopment of late, which has cost the neighborhood some of its more historic structures; it remains a mostly unchronicled, stable neighborhood that can resemble a suburb in the middle of town.”