The Kew Gardens housing development which opened in 1910 comprised only the area between Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens Road, Union Turnpike and Metropolitan Avenue.  Surrounding areas now considered part of Kew Gardens were different communities.  The top picture shows the view from today's 85th Avenue looking north on 124th Street (then called Curtis Avenue) at a time when it was considered part of Richmond Hill.  Metropolitan Avenue lies one block ahead.