Oakland Underfoot

5401 Fairfax Avenue

There are several of these here, attesting to the antiquity of the Fairfax neighborhood.

2845 Coolidge Avenue

Finally, one of these with a date.

2601 E. 22nd Street

An unexpected bit of history.

1350 E. 33rd Street

This hand-drawn mark establishes Sandin & Swanson a year earlier than their attractive oval stamps record.

432 Van Dyke Avenue

Now that it’s 2012, I’ll be posting every 1911 mark I find. Van Dyke is a nice little street off lower Park Boulevard.

1856 39th Avenue

My first F. W. Metge mark with a date. It has been a real pleasure to survey the Fruitvale area and see marks from the days when Fruitvale was still its own town.

1807 40th Avenue

Esterly used both proper stamps and handwritten marks. Someone was definitely showing off here with his graceful cursive in fresh concrete.