1315 E. 20th Street
I have figured this out: the big squiggle on the left is a “J” that J. Rodrigues added after he had split with Souza, chiseling off Souza’s name from the stamp. It’s clearer on the 1928 mark.
Archive for the ‘1927’ Category
1927 – J. Rodrigues
26 June 20121927 – Albert Nelson
11 June 2012
1377 E. 32nd Street
After all the W. O. Nelsons and F. E. Nelsons, this is the third Nelson on an Oakland sidewalk.
1927 – A. Ferrando
4 May 2012
900 Bayview Avenue
1927 – Carl T. Petersen
14 April 2012
2609 Ivy Drive
1927 – Gus Johnson
3 March 2012
886 Cleveland Street
This is the earliest year I’ve found so far for Gus Johnson. As with some other sidewalk contractors, the first year of business tends to have the best-made marks.
1927 – Hutchinson Co.
4 December 2011
3024 E. 7th Street
Jingletown is mostly full of 1927 Hutchinson marks without the “Co.”
1927 – Hutchinson
21 November 2011
701 Peterson Street
There are a bunch of these here, on this very interesting little street in Jingletown.
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