#Kivimurru (Kivimurd)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Quarry (lit. ‘broken stone’). One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Lubja.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Industry #Tööstus
#Limestone #Lubjakivi
#Rock #Kivi
#Killustiku (Killustik)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Rubble, breakstone, cheed, crushed aggregate, chippings. #SovietOccupation renaming (1960-1990) of #Sikupilli. Former neighborhood whose economy revolved around #rock. See #Kivimurru.
#Construction #Ehitus
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Kivimurru (Kivimurd)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Quarry (lit. ‘broken stone’). One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Lubja.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Rocks #Kivid
#Geology #Geoloogia
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Marmori (Marmor)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Rahumäe
#Marble. New street assigned 2020-08-19. Interestingly (to English speakers where a = ä): #määrama, to assign, appoint, decree, etc., is just one typo away from #määrima, to befoul, defile or grease someone’s palms…
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Kvartsliiva (Kvartsliiv)
Monomeric quartz sand, after local factory of same name. Part of a sand and concrete materials group, see #Räniliiva.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Sand #Liiv
#Väomurru (Väomurd)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Väo
Metonym (usually #kivimurd: #murd = break/fraction) for the almost 500-ha #VäoLubjakivimaardla ([#Ordovician] limestone deposit) quarry in #Väo.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Liivalao (Liivaladu)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Liiva
Sand depot. Not too far from the sand and concrete materials group. See #Liiva.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Rakise (Rakis)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sõjamäe
Appliance, apparatus, device. Part of construction-materials zone, awaiting construction.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Construction #Ehitus
#Tala (Tala)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sõjamäe
Girder, joist. Part of a building-materials zone.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
#Construction #Ehitus
#Kukermiidi (Kukermiit)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Männiku
Kukermite: ground, burnt oil-shale combined with portland clinker for concrete. Part of a sand and concrete materials group, see #Kvartsi.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusmaterjalid
~#Kriidi (Kriit)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sõjamäe
Chalk, not just the stuff of schools, but also soft, fine-grained limestone. Name chosen, for want of anything better, from a list of #uildingmaterials, including #Krohvi (krohv: plaster, rendering, or thick layer of make-up) and
#Ehitusmaterjalid
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