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Work in progress

A pile of ro ad signs half-trashed and piled up on a building-site, to indicate the site is in construction.

Website under construction, a couple of entries still pending, no photos with the streets yet, layout not finalized...

This started with a book (last few pages under review) and so far 1889 of the 1891 articles entered, 1 or 2 links may go nowhere.

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The Book

All author earnings of A Rambling Dictionary of Tallinn Street Names to be donated to the foundation or donate here.

If anyone could help or advise as to the legal mechanism, it would be appreciated, thanks!

The Website

Not intended at the beginning, the present website is taking on a life of its own, with plans for relevant discussion forums, picture galleries and, over time, more non-streetname entries.

In theory, it will be funded by advertising relevant to people in Tallinn, to be determined.

A percentage of profits (also to be determined) to be donated to the foundation. 

Contact

Photograph of Simon Hamilton in Pikk street, Tallinn.

Apparently, a company that uses its owner's name is considered more trustworthy because they put themselves on the line.

This is me, in Tallinn this spring (2025), on a 3-month spree to check details, take photos (about 12K), explore (ave. 15K/day), and so on. I think I covered every street in Kesklinn (apart from Mõigu), most of Põhja-Tallinn and some Kristiine.

For information, please contact Simon at this address dot com, thanks!

Names

Väike-Männiku (Väike-Männik)

Lesser Pine wood/grove. Like its shorter brother, Suur-Männiku, on the other side of Männiku tee, what looks like another service road leading to an industrial estate.

Väike-Õismäe (Väike-Õismägi) Symbol designating a Tallinn "Asum", or Sub-district.

Lit. Little Flower/Blossom hill. See Õismäe.

Väike-Paala (Väike-Paala)

Little-, lesser Paala. Street parallel to Suur-Paala about 200 m further east. It seems that the city went on a renaming binge in 1939 and changed this to Navesti, one of the various alternatives to Paala / Pala, giving it another parallel, but not getting it any closer to the site of Lembit’s last stand. See Suur-Paala.

Väike-Pääsukese (Väike-Pääsuke[ne])

Lesser swallow street. Another odd one. Like its bigger brother Pääsukese, the name is barely used, and the solitary street sign of its unpronounceable name is positioned in the most out-of-the-way place possible.

Väike-Patarei (Väike-Patarei)

After the former ‘Patarei’ marine fortress. Formerly spelled Väike-Batarei (1908-1925) or Veike-Battarei (1885). See Suur-Patarei.

Väike-Sõjamäe (Väike-Sõjamägi)

Southernmost of the three, see Sõjamäe.

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