#Väike-Ameerika (Väike-Ameerika)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
[Small, Lesser, Lower] #America. Renamed (1950-1991) #Kiire during the #SovietOccupation.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#Renaming #Ümbernimetamine

#Vana-Lõuna (Vana-Lõuna)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni #UusMaailm
[Old] South, Southern, Southerly. ‘Old Lunch’, one hopes (see #Lõuna), is less likely. Renamed (1959-1991) as #Sihveri J. during the #SovietOccupation. Street approx. on land once known as #GalgenBerg (#GallowsHill).
#Compass #Kompass

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Koidu.

View along Koidu, Tallinn, from the Paldiski maantee end.

Glum mid-1900s (?) apartment block in Koidu, Tallinn.

Old and new buildings in Koidu, Tallinn.

#Koidu (Koit)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kassisaba #UusMaailm
Dawn, aurora. Part of the dawn and dusk triad. See #Ao.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Suur-Ameerika.

Typical old Soviet apartment block in Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

Tallinn's brand-new(ish) Superministry building (Joint Building of Ministries) in Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

Rickety old lock-ups in the backwaters of Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

#Suur-Ameerika (Suur-Ameerika)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tõnismäe #UusMaailm
Greater/Upper America. After former inn of the same name. Renamed (1950-1991) as #Komsomoli during the #SovietOccupation.
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#Sovietisation #Sovetiseerimine
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Uue Maailma on it.

House in Uue Maailma, Tallinn.

Entrance to underground parking in residential building in Uue Maailma, Tallinn, with another block of apartments in the background.

Elderly cat in a window of a house in Uue Maailma, Tallinn, considering legal action for invasion of privacy.

#Uue Maailma (Uus Maailm)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
New world. Suspected due to proximity to an inn called #Ameerika, #WirtshausAmerica. Street a couple of hundred meters from #Väike-Ameerika and #Suur-Ameerika. Renamed (1950-1990) as #Oja during the #SovietOccupation.
#Streetnames #Tänavanimed

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Saturni on it.

View along Saturni, Tallinn, undergoing service maintenance in 2025.

House in Saturni, Tallinn.

Rear of house in Saturni, Tallinn, showing log storage.

#Saturni (Saturn)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Saturn. Known as #Päikese from 1929-1959. Celestial street-name group. See also #Videviku.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Lõkke on it.

View of Lõkke, Tallinn, towards Toom-Kuninga.

View of Lõkke, Tallinn, towards Endla.

Façade of the Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus (national support services center), Lõkke, Tallinn.

#Lõkke (Lõke)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tõnismäe #UusMaailm
Blaze, fire, bonfire, campfire. After the sort of things #Soviet #YoungPioneers (pre-#Komsomol scout-like associations) would build (see street next door, #Pioneeride).
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kiire on it.

Bakery in Kiire, Tallinn.

#Kiire (Kiire)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Ray, as in sun or light. Street now suffering from severe personality disorder. Actually, two distinct streets, sorta, on either side of the railway running alongside #Tehnika to #BaltiJaam.
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Planeedi on it.

Streetview of Planeedi, Tallinn.

View of children's school in Planeedi, Tallinn, with kids' pictures along the railings.

View of school playing-field in Planeedi, Tallinn.

#Planeedi (Planeet)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Planet. Part of a celestial group of streets.
#Celestial #Taevalik
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kesk-Luha on it.

View north from Kesk-Luha, Tallinn, along Virmalise towards the Ministeeriumite ühishoone (aka Superministeerium), or Ministry Complex in Suur-Ameerika. .

#Kesk-Luha (Kesk-Luha)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Mid-#Luha (qv), about which there seems not much to say... other than mildly rant about Estonia’s perception of what a ‘street’ actually is… See #AboutTheDictionary.

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kesk-Ameerika (Central America) on it.

House, decked in a vertical wooden pattern in Kesk-Ameerika (Central America), Tallinn.

A (probably) Soviet era apartment block in Kesk-Ameerika (Central America), Tallinn.

Buildings old and new in Kesk-Ameerika (Central America), Tallinn.

#Kesk-Ameerika (Kesk-Ameerika)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Central America. Give or take a meter or two, connects #SuurAmeerika and #VäikeAmeerika. Once known (1913) as #NeueAlimannstraße (don’t ask) whose single claim to fame is a 1911-11-09 newspaper report that,
#CountryNames #RiikideNimed
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Virmalise (northern lights) on it.

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Virmalise (northern lights) on it.

Grafittied wall in Virmalise, Tallinn.

Transmission tower in Virmalise, Tallinn.

#Virmalise (Virmaline)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Aurora borealis, northern lights (usually plural in Estonian too, Virmalised). Celestial street-name group. See also #Komeedi. Formerly #Rulcoviuse (1885-1939) after landowner.
#Celestial #Taevalik
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Pilve on it.

House in Pilve, Tallinn.

Street view of Pilve, Tallinn.

Doorway in Pilve, Tallinn.

#Pilve (Pilv)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Cloud. Celestial street-name group. See also #Saturni.
#Weather #Ilm
#Celestial #Taevalik
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Luha on it.

View of street called Luha in Tallinn.

Interesting case of the meaning of "street" in Estonia. This is 'part' of or accessed via Planeedi, but the street sign associated with it is Pärnu & Luha...

Anarchy, ugly-face, 'fuck-off' grafitti in Luha, Tallinn.

#Luha (Luht)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Waterside meadow, floodplain meadow, bottom-land meadow, sedgy meadow, marsh, wetland, in part explaining #Kristiina. #Anagram of #Halu.
#Geography #Geograafia
#WaterRelatedStreets #VeeteedeTänavad
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kristiina on it.

Street view of Kristiina, street in Tallinn.

Street view of Kristiina, street in Tallinn.

#Kristiina (Kristina Augusta, 1626-1689)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
One time #Queen, or ‘Girl King’ of #Sweden, #DuchessOfEstonia, etc., whose possible thoughtlessness may have precipated #Descartes’ cessation of existence.
#History #Ajalugu
#Kings and Queens #Kuningad&Kuningannad
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Komeedi (comet) on it.

House in street called Komeedi (comet), Tallinn.

Gazebo in the back garden of a house in a street called Komeedi (comet), Tallinn.

Children's painting on palings outside school in street called Komeedi (comet), Tallinn.

#Komeedi (Komeet)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #UusMaailm
Comet. This was a type example used by #Aavik (see #Aaviku) in his #Keeleuuendus, or language renovation, for creating new words. To avoid convoluted expressions such as 'täht, mil saba on' (periphrase):
#Celestial #Taevalik
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#Aasa (Aas):
Meadow. There is both an Aasa tänav, this one here in #UusMaailm, and a #RohelineAas in #Kadriorg.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Uus Maailm

Coming soon: #Pollu, with questions...

#Aasa (Aas):
Meadow. There is both an #Aasa #tänav (here in #UusMaailm, and a #Roheline aas in "Kadriorg.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Uus Maailm
#Colors #Värvid

#UusMaailm võib oma libeduskaardile kanda, et Planeedi 10 esine kõnnitee pole libe. (Linna parim teehooldusühistu)