Oakland Underfoot

7839 Locust Street

I am delighted to see this early example of Nick Tribuzio, hand-drawn as follows: “Nick Tribuzio / 7518 Weld St / SWeetwood 0235 / 12-20-37”

7544 Outlook Avenue

3407 62nd Avenue

When Ryan upgraded his act in 1937, he did some very nice work, including the decoration in this driveway.

2809 Maxwell Avenue

W. M. Sharp marks are invariably shallow and a bit fuzzy, including my previous example from this year. But here’s a gorgeous, definitive one at one of Oakland’s prettiest corners.

2834 Seminary Avenue

Hard to believe that a professional like M. Dias could have produced such a botch. Perhaps he made it from an upside-down position.

4463 Redding Street

I’m getting a pretty full set of these going from 1924 to 1942.

1447 Seminary Avenue

This beat-up mark pushes F. E. Flaherty’s original racetrack mark forward three more years.