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Then and Now: Recalling the places of South Gardner along East Broadway The neighborhood is a unique village with a history all its own Mike Richard Special for The Gardner News Out of all the neighborhoods in Gardner, there is no question that the area affectionately known as “South Village” has been around the longest. In addition, you won’t find many citizens any more rabid for their section of town than the South Gardnerites. It was in this section of town that Gardner’s first settler, Elijah Jackson, erected his home, the famed Public House known as “Jackson Tavern.”