ðə "dʒˈɜːsi bˈaʊns", ɐ hˈɪt sˈɔŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z mˈɛnʃənz dʒˈɜːnəl skwˈɛɹ ɪn ɪts lˈɪɹɪks æz ðə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ ɪt ɡɑːt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd.
The "Jersey Bounce", a hit song in the 1940s mentions Journal Square in its lyrics as the place where it got started.