Talk:Tonnele Circle
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[edit] How many L's?
[edit] On maps
I grew up thinking, and this is confirmed by the Post Office, that the correct spelling was "T-O-N-N-E-L-E" with one 'L' but this article uses the 2 "L" version. To make matters more confusing, there is no consistency among Jersey City street signs. We can "solve" the problem with redirects, but I think the official spelling remains Tonnele. Google seems to show a 4-1 preference for the 2L version, which may be just because it "looks" more correct. Then again in a city with street names like Vroom, Sip, and Communipaw, one never knows what to expect. Don't know about John Tonnelle/Tonnele though, and in the 1800s they were not consistent about spelling. Any thoughts from the WikiNJ members? Bruxism 15:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Upon further digging, it seems that the only reference on Google (which is not research) to a John Tonnelle is this article, and either its sources or articles that were copied from it. However, one source, [1] lists a John Tonnele as a member of the N.J. State Senate in 1848-49, and there are other Google hits referring to this John Tonnele as a prominent landowner in Hudson County. Of course, this article says he died in 1846 and it's unsourced. But if he was in the State Senate from 1848-49 that should be easy enough to find out for someone in the state. Bruxism 15:47, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Despite the many street signs and references to "Tonnelle", there is really only one L in the name. Check Google Maps.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.18.198.44 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Family name
The original family name is Tonnele, with the French accent over the final "e". The John Tonnele family was of Manhattan in the early 1800s. One of his descendants, also named John Tonnele, had a large part in the development of Rockefeller Center in NYC. I have other information on this family if anyone is interested.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.235.213.15 (talk • contribs)
