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I grew up on Avenue P. Back then we called the area south of P Gravesend. But nearby was a store called Flatbush Lighting and, on Ave I, the Yeshivah of Flatbush (where I went), which always confused me because we never called the area Flatbush. But since then I became a local history buff. The center of the town of Flatbush was Church Ave & Flatbush Ave. The southern border of the town was around Foster Ave, but the new ‘suburbs’ at least to Ave H or I became part of ‘Flatbush’, the neighborhood. ‘Midwood’, as we know it, is south of that. There’s neighborhoods (developments, really) within Flatbush called West Midwood, South Midwood, etc. But it’s still Flatbush. Why Frums call Midwood Flatbush is beyond me, but it’s always been like that. It’s really confusing, but I’m sure it has to do with whatever real estate agents like to call whatever’s ‘hot’ vs what locals call it. Eventually the new home buyers become the new locals.

Minyan Gal – Parkville and Greenfield are both Anglo names. It changed to Parkville after Ocean Parkway was opened to somehow become associated with it. BTW, the area around the Avenue M Q train sta. was called South Greenfield.