What is Greenwich Village?
{{for|the [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]] village|Greenwich (village), New York}} [[File:West 4th and West 12th Intersection.JPG|right|thumb|West 4th and West 12th street intersecting]] '''Greenwich Village''' is an area on the western part of southern/downtown [[Manhattan]]. It is sometimes called ''The Village''. The Village is mainly [[residential]]. Greenwich Village is bordered by [[Broadway]] to the east, [[Hudson River]] to the west, [[Houston Street, Manhatten|Houston Street]] to the south and [[14th Street, Manhatten|14th Street]] to the north. [[File:Arch in washington square park 02.jpg|thumb|right|Washington Square Arch]] Originally, Greenwich Village was a [[hamlet]] separate to [[New York City]]. The [[grid plan]] for its streets is less orderly than in parts of [[Manhattan]] that were built later. == History == [[File:Greenwich Village map circa 1760 - Project Gutenberg eText 16907.jpg|thumb|left|A map of Greenwich Village c.1760]] The village is located on what used to be marshland. In the 16th century, [[Native American]]s called it ''Sapokanikan'' which means ''tobacco field''. In the 1630s, it was turned into [[pasture]] by the Dutch, who called it ''Noortwyck''. In 1664, when the English captured the Dutch settlement of [[New Amsterdam]], and Greenwich Village developed as a hamlet. In 1712, it officially became a [[village]], and was named Grin'wich in the [[1713]] Common Council records. Following a [[yellow fever]] [[epidemic]] in 1822, many New York residents moved to the healthier [[air]] of Greenwich; where many stayed. In the 19th century, it was known as Washington Square. == Other websites == * [http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GV/GV.htm New York Architecture Images- Greenwich Village] * [http://www.gvshp.org/history.htm Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation] * [http://www.villagevoice.com/ Village Voice] * [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16907 Greenwich Village], by [[Anna Alice Chapin]], 1919, from [[Project Gutenberg]] {{US-geo-stub}} {{autho