Names
Vana-Viru (Vana-Viru)
Old Viru. Previously Alte Lehmstraße / Старая Глиняная ул (Staraya Glinyanaya), old clay street (1889, etc.) and Narvsche Straße / Нарвский выезд (Narvskiy vyyez), Narva road / ‘exit’ / egress or just ‘Road to Narva’ (1889, etc.). ‘Выезд’ – which only occurs once in Estonian street-names – raises an interesting point: as well as for things like ‘away’ matches, it was also used for the side-hustle of decking out a horse and carriage for rent as pin money. Would have been a good place for it, so possible, but don’t quote me. See Viru tänav.
Vanalinn (0) 
Old Town. Oldest part of the Kesklinn and Sub-district (Asum), divided according to source into 4 Wards (Allasum, pl. Allasumid): All-linn and Toompea, along with the rather nebulous Tallinna linnamüür (Tallinn City Wall) and Tallinna muldkindlustusvöönd (earthwork entrenchment zone). The result of which is an awkward situation where a number of streets (from Aia to Uus) belong to none of the Wards. While they may well be listed under ‘Vanalinn’, the asymmetric Ward organization irritates the neurodivergent who walk among us. I have therefore decided to create a new Ward which I shall call ‘Kolmas Linn’ and will include all Vanalinn streets, squares, belvederes, etc., that are neither Toompea nor All-linn. Tallinn Linnavalitsus, please take note. See Uuslinn.
