Sidewalk makers of Fruitvale

I count twelve different firms or practitioners who used “Fruitvale” in their sidewalk stamps. Here they are.

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One dated example from 1915.

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One example from 1927.

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One example from 1926.

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No dated examples.

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No dated examples.

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Examples from 1912 and 1914-1919.

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No dated examples.

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Examples from 1918, 1920, 1922, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932 and 1936.

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Examples from 1911 and 1922-24.

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Examples from 1913-18, 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1927.

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One example from 1912.

Examples from 1912 to 1915.

Conceivably there are others whose work survives only outside Oakland. I doubt it, though.

2 Responses to “Sidewalk makers of Fruitvale”

  1. Ken Says:

    Another one that’s not included above but that you’ve documented a number of times in your photos is W.N. Whitmore.

  2. Andrew Alden Says:

    Many thanks! Don’t know how I missed him, but now there are twelve.

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