in nearby Jõelähtme (see #Kangru). Peat bog and site of #fossil fields dating back to mid #BronzeAge (14-11th C BCE). And street on other side of the road from #Tallinn. Oops.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Municipality #Omavalitsus
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some 20 km east of #Tallinn town center. #Estonia has five villages called #Kangru.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Industry #Tööstus
#Textile #Tekstiil
#Archaeology #Arheoloogia
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#Kangru (Kangur)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna
#Weaver, named after nearby textile plant initially called #BaltiPuuvillavabrik (wool factory) (1898-1941). Underwent major destruction in #WWII but phoenixed out and awarded the #OrderOfTheOctoberRevolution in 1976 so there’s that…
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#Kangrupere (Kangrupere)
#TallinnSomewhereButWhoKnowsWhere #KuskilTallinnasAgaKesTeabKus
2023 addition to Tallinn’s streets, but still to be built, named after former farm or manor house. See #Kangru.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Farms #Talud
#Ketraja (Ketraja)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna
Spinner, after those working at #BaltiManufaktuur (see #Manufaktuuri and #Kangru). But also, for those fascinated with the truly trivial or relatively irrelevant, a dialectical name for #öösorr, the #EuropeanNightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.
Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Manufaktuuri, with previous builging identifier, 'M3' painted above.
Outer-shell remains of former factory slated for reconversion into apartments in Manufaktuuri, Tallinn.
Variegated green-tiled block of apartments in Manufaktuuri, Tallinn.
More naturally green, a small apple (and the occasional damson) orchard next to Kopli in Manufaktuuri, Tallinn.
#Manufaktuuri (Manufaktuur)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Sitsi
After the former #BaltiManufaktuur (see #Kangru). The street and locality are currently being transformed into yet another residential and business #kvartal. The old factory will be rebuilt into some 500 apartments.
#Construction #Ehitus
