#Lätte (Läte)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari
Source, spring, fountain. Southern #Estonian dialect for well. Named, like its parallel peer #Allika, after a spring in the courtyard of #Tatari 24. Renamed (1948?-1991) as Lätte A. during the Soviet occupation. Both streets claim its ancestor as
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#Sakala (Sakala)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari #Südalinn
Former province in southern #Estonia, dating back to 12th century. Title of Estonian language newspaper daily first published in #Viljandi in 1878 by #Jakobsoni C.R. Street name replaced present-day
#NationalAwakening #RahvuslikÄrkamisaeg
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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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#Kiriku (Kirik)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #Toompea #Tatari
#Church. All three addresses, Kiriku #plats, #põik & #tänav respectively renamed (1950-1989) as #Raamatukogu during the #SovietOccupation. According to the 2005 (which gives a hint as to how long I’ve been working on this bloody book)
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#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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#Hõlmikpuuhaljak (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari
Ginkgo green. After, no surprise, a gingko (which is how most people spell it wrong) in the park on the corner of #Süda P. and #Pärnu.
#Trees #Puud
#ParksAndGardens #PargidJaAiad
#Nature #Loodus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

#Ahju (Ahi)
Stove, oven, kiln. For those interested in trivia: one of the two >3‑letter street names whose letters are in alphabetical order (see Hiiu). Started life simply enough in German as #Töpfergasse (1882), potter’s street, apparently after...
#Tallinn#Kesklinn#Tatari
#Trades#Kaubandused
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#Kentmanni (Wilhelm Gottfried Kentmann, ca.1800-ca.1874)
#Kesklinn #Tatari #Sibulaküla #Südalinn
Pedagogue and headmaster of a charity school for poor children (Luthers Armenschule, funded by Christian Luther) from 1830-1874 (attended by
#Education #Haridust
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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#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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#Estonia (Estonia)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Tatari
Named in 1923 after the Estonia theater and concert hall, built 1911-13. According to TT, known previously as Peters-Promenade (Peter’s Promenade), Vene turu promenaad (Russian-Market Promenade, but see Viru väljak), Promenaad (Promenade),
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#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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#Allika (Allikas)
Spring, source, fountain, wellspring, fountainhead. After a spring located at the end of the road in the courtyard of #Tatari 24, mentioned as early as 14th C. Two streets claim ancestry from an earlier #Quellenstrasse, spring street: this one and #Lätte.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn

#Lätte A. (Aleksander Läte, 1860-1948)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari
Composer and Estonia’s first music critic. Name changed due to fortunate similarity. Either way, back to the fons in 1991. #SovietOccupation renaming (1948?-1991) of #Lätte, see which for more information.

#Süda P. (Peeter Süda, 1883-1920)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tatari
Organist and composer, born on #Saaremaa. His collection of folksongs and library are now housed in the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum.
#NotableEstonians #MärkimisväärsedEestlased
#Musician #Muusik
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