house, the ‘#SutyaginSkyscraper’, built by its eponymous local racketeer. #SovietOccupation renaming (1950-1991) of #Gonsiori.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Literature #Kirjandus
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Renamed (1950-1991) as #Lomonossovi M. during the #SovietOccupation. He lived at #Mündi 2 (another one-time candidate for being called #Gonsiori), It has been suggested that the name comes from #Polish gąsior, for gander (the letter ‘ą’ is nasalized and pronounced ‘an’).
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#Gonsiori (Jakob Johann Gonsior, 1794-1865)
Formerly (1920) split into Greater- and Lesser-Gonsiori. 19th‑C Tallinn alderman and lawyer, mayor of Tallinn in 1828, orphanage founder and funder.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Kompassi #Raua #Torupilli #Kadriorg
#Philanthropist #Filantroop
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