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Posted by Paul Matus on Sat May 5 11:41:34 2001, in response to Re: Where Do You Say You Live?,
posted by BMTman on Sat May 5 00:08:45 2001.
Acfually, "South Greenfield" is one of the older station names on the Brighton Line. I case trace it at least to 1885. It predates Manhattan Terrace (Avenue J) and, of course, Avenue H (Fiske Terrace).
There was no settlement to speak of at South Greenfield, and it was early for real estate drumming in that area. The only sizable settlement very close by was Flatlands, the heart of which surrounded current Kings Highway at Flatbush Avenue.
Perhaps "South Greenfield" originally described someone's farm or estate.
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