The Story of Queens Village

Seyfried, Vincent F. The Story of Queens Village. Long Island:

The Centennial Association, 1974

The book titled The Story of Queens Village by author and historian Vincent F. Seyfried describes the change in the community of Queens Village since the Revolutionary War. Many changes have occurred such as the changing of the name from Little Plains to Brushville to finally Queens Village. This city used to be a major farming community that gradually started to switch over to manufacturing as the Industrial Revolution started. There were many small and local shops that were privately owned. Of them was a famous blacksmith shop that was owned by Mr. Brush who had the privilege of having the town named after him. Before there were cars on the streets people were still using carriages with horses back in the 1800s. After that they had placed trolleys in the streets, which were the main source of transportation before buses and cars came onto the scene. The streets weren’t even paved as of yet until the First World War. Many churches and schools still remain and stand in Queens Village today. There was a great housing boom in Queens Village during the 1920’s which brought many to settle into this newly formed community due to the Industrial Revolution that made it easier to build houses more efficiently and faster.