Liivalaia (Liivalai)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Veerenni #Sibulaküla #Keldrimäe #Maakri
#SandyExpanse, avenue, channel... Named after local sand flats, see #Liiva. Nice muddle this one: Renamed (1944-92?) as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation (at one stage of its evolutionary mutation
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#Lutheri (Luther)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
After the nearby Luther’s Furniture and Veneer Factory (#A.M.LutheriVabrik or just #LutheriVabrik) founded by #AlexanderMartinLuther in 1880, first of a line of innovative #plywood furniture manufacturers. Check out the façade at #VanaLõuna 37.

#VäikeseIllimari (Väike Illimar)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Rahumäe
After the #eponymous hero of Väike Illimar, ühe lapsepõlve lugu (Little Illimar, a childhood tale), by #FriedebertTuglas (1886-1971) who lived at No.12 (then known as #Veere from Veer [see #Aedvere and #Veerenni], border, edge, brink),
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#Tiiu (Tiiu)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
A woman’s name, popular in the 1920s & 30s. Street co-created with #Pille in 2009, possibly influenced by #Õilme. Perhaps a diminutive of #tihane (see #Tihase), or perhaps from #Dorothea (Greek Δωροθέα) meaning ‘God’s Gift’. Odd, my name is Simon 😇

#Liivalaia (Liivalai)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Veerenni #Sibulaküla #Keldrimäe #Maakri
#Sandy expanse, avenue, channel... Named after local sand flats. Nice muddle this one: Renamed (1944-1992?) as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation (at one stage of its evolutionary mutation from
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#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

Pille (Pille)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
A woman’s name, popular in the 1920s & 30s. (ahem, v. popular in the 2000s 😜). Street co-created with #Tiiu in 2009, poss. influenced by #Õilme. Name perhaps derived from #Sibülle, Est. spelling of #Sibyl, the oracle, not #sibul, onion (see #Sibulaküla).

#Varre (Vars)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Stalk, stem; handle, stock, pole. Aka #vart or #koot also meaning #shinbone suggesting the more rudimentary tools available to our first #agronomists.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#FarmImplements #Talutööriistad
#Handicrafts #Käsitöö

Õpetajate (Õpetajad [pl.])
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Teachers (Sing.: Õpetaja). Named after a former teachers’ housing association.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#NotableEstonians #MärkimisväärsedEestlased
#Education #Haridust
#Culture #Kultuur

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Juhkentali.

View along Juhkentali, Tallinn, in the Odra direction, near Keldrimäe.

View along Juhkentali, Tallinn, in the Odra direction.

Old or former house, store or lock-up in Juhkentali.

#Juhkentali (Juhkental) #Asum
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni #Keldrimäe #Juhkentali
Corruption of #Joachimsthal (Joachim’s valley, #Estonian #Joaorg), a secondary manor house on the #Joala estate. Renamed (1974-1990) as #Liivalaia during the #SovietOccupation. No relation to the Czech
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Veerenni põik.

View along Veerenni põik, Tallinn, from the Veerenni direction.

View along Veerenni põik, Tallinn, in the Veerenni direction.

House in Veerenni põik, Tallinn.

#Veerenni põik (Veerenn)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Luite
Side-road on the southern end of #Veerenni essentially serving the Espak building materials company and a few residential houses on the northern side of the road.
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusaterjalid
#Construction #Ehitus

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Vana-Veerenni, with CCTV above.

View along Vana-Veerenni, Tallinn, on the NNE stretch towards Tatari.

View along Vana-Veerenni, Tallinn, on the NNE stretch towards Liivalaia.

View along Vana-Veerenni, Tallinn, on the NW stretch from Tatari.

#Vana-Veerenni (Vana-Veerenn)
#Kesklinn #Veerenni
Old Channel. Between this and #Liivalaia, close to the present-day #SõprusCinema, was one of #Tallinn’s earlier outdoor entertainment parks, the #KivivõllastePaik (lit. place of the stone-built gallows), aka #Hukkamispaik (execution square), aka
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Hospidali on it.

View of Hospidali, Tallinn, towards Ravi and the actual hospital.

View of Hospidali, Tallinn, towards Liivalaia.

#Hospidali (Hospidal)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Hospital, infirmary. Close to the East Tallinn Central Hospital Emergency Medicine Department (#IdaTallinnaKeskhaigla Erakorralise Meditsiini Osakond). This sweet little street existed quite happily as it was until, one day, somebody noticed
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Vaikne on it.

View along Vaikne, Tallinn, towards Kodu.

View of path in Vaikne Park, Tallinn.

Mother and infant statue in Vaikne Park, Tallinn.

#Vaikne (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Being an adjective, it simply means quiet, restful, peaceful. It is next to a park and close to a graveyard (see #Magasini). The #PacificOcean is the #VaikneOokean.

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Puhke on it.

View along Puhke, Tallinn, towards Kodu.

House in Puhke, Tallinn.

Combination old and new house or workshop in Puhke, Tallinn.

#Puhke (Puhe)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
1) Rest, repose; 2) Outbreak, budding, blooming. Given the fertile soil around the #SiselinnaKalmistu, inner-city cemetery, could be either (see #Mõigu).

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Õpetajate on it, showing some of the crap (in this case, graffiti tags) they have to put up with.

View towards Herne street along Õpetajate, Tallinn.

View towards Oa street along Õpetajate, Tallinn.

#Õpetajate (Õpetajad [pl.])
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Teachers (Sing.: Õpetaja). Named after a former teachers’ housing association.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Education #Haridust

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Luku on it.

Demolition work in the hinterlands of Luku, Tallinn.

Yes, the streetsign says Magasini, but please read the introduction (again!).

Doorway in Luku, Tallinn.

#Luku (Lukk)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Lock. Interestingly, the expression ‘keep under lock and key’ is 'luku ja riivi taga hoidma', or keep under lock and latch, far more belt and braces. And given this street leads directly (well, around the corner) to
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Naeri on it.

House and garden in Tallinn street called Naeri.

View along Naeri, towards Magasini, Tallinn.

Clearly in for the long haul, a homeowner has planted wisteria, or similar, on a metal grille outside their house in Naeri, Tallinn,

#Naeri (Naeris)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Turnip. Another of a mini edible staples group. See also #Oa.
#Food #Toit
#Vegetables #Köögiviljad
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kodu on it.

View south along Kodu, Tallinn.

View north along Kodu, Tallinn.

House in Kodu, Tallinn.

#Kodu (Kodu)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni

Home, hearth, dwelling. Kodu armas kodu is of course ‘home sweet home’. After the nearby teachers’ housing scheme, see #Õpetajate. Crosses #Tare.

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Õilme on it.

View along Õilme, Tallinn, towards Magasini.

View of house in Õilme, Tallinn.

View of house in Õilme, Tallinn, with stump of what appears to be a very old tree cut down for some reason.

#Õilme (Õile)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Flower, blossom. Possibly also a #Virumaa dialect form of #Õie, perhaps a plain variant of the same, the plural perhaps representing the figurative blossom. Anagram of #Lõime.
#Flower #Lille
#Nature #Loodus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Töökoja on it.

Old-school vehicle repair and bodywork shop in Töökoja, Tallinn.

Modern buildings, including Confido hospital, in Töökoja, Tallinn.

View of modern buildings from Töökoja, Tallinn.

#Töökoja (Töökoda)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Workshop, shop, as indeed is appropriate for the various vehicle and human bodywork shops nearby.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Industry #Tööstus
#Hospital #Haigla

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Tare on it.

View east along Tare street in Tallinn with Väikne/Kodu park to the right.

View west along Tare street in Tallinn with Väikne/Kodu park to the left.

Old house in Tare, Tallinn.

#Tare (Tare)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Main dwelling room in old-fashioned farmhouse (possibly a small, single-roomed house, sometimes also used for drying grain, see #Rehe). In watermills, the room housing the wheel. Crosses #Kodu.
#FolkCulture #RahvaKultuur
#Farms #Talud

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Ravi on it.

Old buildings in Ravi, Tallinn.

Old building on the hospital grounds in Ravi, Tallinn.

Wood-built building in Ravi, Tallinn.

#Ravi (Ravi)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Cure, treatment, therapy. Next to #Hospidali. The #IdaTallinnaKeskhaigla (East Tallinn Central Hospital) is at No.18, and the Kesklinna Lastepolikliinik (Children’s General Clinic) at No.27.
#Sickness #Haigus
#Health #Tervis

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Võtme on it.

Barb-wired perimeter wall of Tallinn's former prison in Võtme, Tallinn.

Former prison service road slated for demolishing and rebuilding in Võtme, Tallinn.

Abandoned (?) old car outside the former prison in Võtme, Tallinn.

#Võtme (Võti)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Key. Next to #Luku. Street created in 2013, ominously, on October 2nd, beside the street ‘serving’ #Magasini (see #Introduction). Its name, and that of its immediate neighbor, were clearly chosen for its soon-to-be other former neighbor, the local nick.
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Magasini on it.

Part of a condo in Magasini, Tallinn .

Older, timber-built buildings closer to Tallinn center in Magasini.

Even older stone buildings in Magasini, Tallinn.

#Magasini (Magasin)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Storehouse, warehouse, named after the military stores then at the end of the street towards #Tehnika, which now seem to be occupied by an #Estonian defence agency.
#Military #Sõjaline
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Kauna on it.

View along Kauna, Tallinn, towards Veerenni.

View along Kauna, Tallinn, towards Kodu.

#Kauna (Kaun)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni
Pod, hull, legume. Named more or less collectively with #Herne and #Oa.
#Food #Toit
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus

Tallinn city streetsign with the name of the Asum, or Sub-district, Tatari, on it.

Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname of Tatari on it.

View of the Kontserdi ja Teatrimaja (theater and concert-hall) in Tatari, Tallinn.

View of Tatari, Tallinn.

#Tatari (Tatar)
#Sub-district #Asum
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Veerenni
Tatar, Tartar. Name derived from the Tatar settlement (#ТатарскаяСлобода, Est. #TatariAsum) built by Peter I to settle Tatar naval officers after the #GreatNorthernWar (1700-1721) and
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Vineeri (Veneer) on it.

Front façade of the former plywood and furniture plant in Vineeri (Veneer st.).

Veiw through back window of the former plywood and furniture plant in Vineeri (Veneer st.).

Close-up view through broken back window of the former plywood and furniture plant in Vineeri (Veneer st.), wiht shattered glass lying scattered around.

#Vineeri (Vineer)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Uus Maailm #Veerenni
Plywood, veneer. Named after former plywood and furniture plant, Tallinna Vineeri ja Mööblikombinaat, now abandoned. See #Lutheri
#Industry #Tööstus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

#Veerenni (Veerenn)
Channel, gutter, conduit, flume, lit. ‘water groove’. The -renn ending comes from German Rinne, channel or gutter, see Pikk. Records of the 4-km canal supplying...
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Veerenni #Luite
#TownPlanning #Linnaplaneerimine
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Either way, given the humungous alternative of #AnderaltenWasserleitung (1881) or #amStadtWassercanal (1882) from the water supply prolonging that of #Veerenni, a four-letter word was probably in order, and an #anagram of #Jahu it became.
#NameChanges #Nimemuutused
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