Image of post-war St Petersburg, with groups of individuals standing between piles of rubble and looking at a bombarded and half-destroyed rubble. As they say in France: Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (the more things change, the more they stay the same).

#Peterburi (Peterburi [+Peterburg & variants])
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli #Ülemiste #Sõjamäe #Väo #Mustakivi #Seli
#SaintPetersburg (1703-1914 & 1991-), capital of #RussianEmpire for over 200 years. Previously known as ...
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#Sikupilli (Sikupill) #Asum
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Bagpipes, lit. #goat’s instrument. Named after nearby inn. What is a #ShoppingCenter today was a #prison in the late-19th C and, prior to that, a #hospital, but its damp #limestone walls didn’t do the patients’ health much good, which
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#Tuulemäe (Tuulemägi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#WindyMountain, windy hill, windswept peak, dare I say it... #WutheringHeights? translated as #Vihurimäe, see #Vihuri, which seems a bit strong. Actually, street parallel to #Majaka, so there may be a high point around somewhere.

#Võidujooksu (Võidujooks)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Pae #Sikupilli #Kurepõllu
#Footrace, race. Odd, usually for humans, but named after the #TallinnaRatsaspordiSelts, Tallinn Equestrian Club. First race: 1884.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sport #Spordid

#Pae (Paas) #Asum
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli #Ülemiste #Pae
#Limestone. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See its synonym #Paekivi.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Lubjakivi

#Tuha (Tuhk)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Ash, #cinders, and cinders = Cinders = #Cinderella, in #Estonian #Tuhkatriinu: Ash-Katie. Street built over #limestone quarries filled with oil-shale ash. For interested parties, there is a #PõlevkiviMuuseum, or oil-shale museum, in #KohtlaJärve,
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#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

#Paekivi (Paekivi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Limestone, #flagstone. One of a rock-based neighborhood. Synonym of #Pae. See #Pallasti.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#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

#Pallasti (Pallast)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli #Uuslinn
Ballast. Known as #Ballasti until 1939, but genuine #Estonian names do not (or should not) start with a B, D or G. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Sikupilli.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Rocks #Kivid

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Ilvese sild.

Start of the serpentine descent from the Majaka viewpoint to join the Ilvese sild (bridge) over Laagna tee, Tallinn.

View along Ilvese sild, Tallinn, in the Lasnamäe and Majaka direction.

Lower end of the curve from Majaka to Ilvese sild (bridge), Tallinn.

Ilvese [sild] Ilves
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kadriorg #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
Essentially a foot- (and other) bridge over Laagna tee, but also skater's and other wheely-whirlies' delight as its northern extension swoops down in majestic curves from its belvedere in Majaka to earth in Kadriorg.

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Katusepapi.

View along Katusepapi, Tallinn, from the Peterburi direction.

Apartment block in Katusepapi, Tallinn, painted in what seems to be one of Tallinn's favorite colors: yellow.

Oddly-angular and geometric old wooden house in Katusepapi, Tallinn.

#Katusepapi (Katusepapp)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
Roofing felt, tar paper. Named after the #TallinnaKatusepapivabrik (factory) producing the same in 19th C, founded 1898.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#Construction #Ehitus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

#Tartu (Tartu)
University town in southern central #Estonia, settled since 5th C CE, known previously as #Dorpat, Tharbata, Yuryev. Ruled by the Poles in the 16th century,
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Lasnamäe #Kompassi #Maakri #Torupilli #Keldrimäe #Juhkentali #Sikupilli #Ülemistejärve #Ülemiste #Mõigu
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#Asunduse (Asundus): Settlement, colony. Built on land furnished by city councilor and arbitrageur named #AlbertKoba. See also #Pebre.
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Landlord #Majaomanik
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

#Torupilli (Torupill)
Bagpipes. Slightly nicer name than Städtischer #Schlachthof, municipal slaughterhouse. Better known nowadays for its shopping-mall. Only location in #Tallinn that’s an #ots. Alternative name for #Sikupilli.
#Music #Muusika
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad