Oakland Underfoot

5529 E. 16th Street

This is a much better example of the 1932 Geo. Thomas mark.

East 16th and 17th Streets are at their extreme end down here; they’re the last of the East-numbered streets now that E. 14th Street has become International Boulevard.

“4299” Detroit Avenue

A. Casqueiro started out with a nice 1928 stamp but didn’t update or replace it, and well into the 1930s he just scratched the real date next to the original bronze numbers. After a while he filed off the date and the address as well. By 1939 he’d gotten a more elaborate stamp that he used into the 1950s. Having learned his lesson, that one didn’t have a bronze date at all.

3742 Loma Vista Avenue

I’m only guessing at the initials, but I have the feeling I’ll be seeing more marks by Mr. Ruiz that will let me know them for sure.

5434 Wentworth Avenue

This spectacular double mark is not a new year for J. B. Lee, but I thought it was worth showing anyway.

2200 42nd Avenue

Another early year from Banchero, when his “Co.” was still a going concern. By 1936 he had chiseled off the “Co.”

4134 Redding Street

I have another example from this year, but that one used a different date format.

3653 Rhoda Avenue

C. L. Rogers was headquartered right down the street, but his marks are not at all common, even around here.