books.google.com - Greenwich Village is a tourist's dream and a favorite weekend destination for New Yorkers. A part of Manhattan Island that holds its own amidst the noise and confusion of the 21st century, it still retains much of the character of the old farming community that was part of the original settlement of...http://books.google.com/books/about/Exploring_the_Original_West_Village.html?id=apmva1HLvD0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareExploring the Original West Village