wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst kəlˈoʊnɪəl fˈæmɪliz ðæt pˈɜːtʃɪst lˈænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ˌʌpɚ kjˈuːbə stɹˈiːt wɜː ðə tˈɔŋks ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z.
One of the first colonial families that purchased land around upper Cuba Street were the Tonks in the 1840s.