Tanas"vale"

[Dave Robertson]

Thank you, Tom!  --  Dave


> > Tom Larsen <bvtl at odin.pdx.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > My Portland phone book doesn't list anything with the name Tanasvale.  I
> > > think you may be thinking of the Tanasbourne Mall in Beaverton.  People
> > > pronounce this ['taenEsborn] (where ae = ae ligature, and E = shwa). I
> > > don't know what the origin of that name is, but I'd be willing to bet
> > > that it was originally someone's name and doesn't really have anything
> > > to do with Chinook.  There are a number of other businesses with the
> > > name Tanasbourne in that same area. On the other hand, though, I notice
> > > in the phone book that there is also a Tanasbrook Homeowners
> > > Association.  Kinda makes ya wonder. But given it's address, it appears
> > > to be in that same area as the mall, so maybe the homeowners association
> > > was just named after some brook that runs through the Tanasbourne area,
> > > or maybe they're on the border between the Tanasbourne area and the
> > > (something?)book(something?) area.  Who knows?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom Larsen
> > >
> > > Monographic Cataloging Assistant
> > > Branford Price Millar Library
> > > Portland State University
> > > P.O. Box 1151
> > > Portland, OR 97207-1151
> > >
> > > phone: 503-725-8179
> > > fax:   503-725-5799
> > >
> > > email: larsent at pdx.edu