Oakland Underfoot

1716 38th Avenue

I have never before found a heart-shaped sidewalk stamp. When I update the master key, M. Copertino will go in the “escutcheon” section.

2215 E. 15th Street

812 57th Street

594 Kenmore Avenue

A new earliest date for the Douglas & Wolfe mark.

856 Erie Street

Finding this made for a memorable day the afternoon I tramped the hills of Grand Lake. Dated Fitzmaurice marks are rare as hen’s teeth, and this is an entirely distinct variety of the mark. Indeed, a 1928 mark appeared during that same walk, which you’ll see on the 17th.

846 Erie Street

Amazingly, this is readable as C. Davis, 1926, Fruitv.

I’m very interested in learning about the usage of “Fruitvale” as an address. As I move into Fruitvale I hope to find more examples.

1227 41st Avenue

1926 is the scarcest year of the twenties, this mark being only the seventh I’ve documented here.