Archive for the ‘1946’ Category

1946 – E. H. Buel

18 November 2015

1946dd

9905 MacArthur Boulevard

Ensor H. Buel left his horseshoe mark and his signature in all parts of Oakland in the 1930s and 1940s. It’s only fitting that this was the last sidewalk stamp I found on the last day of my systematic survey.

1946 – C. A. Heldt

24 October 2015

1946nn

3644 Calafia Avenue

Unlike other C. A. Heldt marks from 1946, this one has only a hand-drawn date.

1946 – Duffin

19 September 2015

1946mm

9430 D Street

Duffin marks are more common than L. B. Duffin marks, but fewer of them are dated.

1946 – Marasco

15 August 2015

1946ll

9317 Walnut Street

A new name for me.

1946 – Eliot?

14 August 2015

1946kk

2100 block 94th Avenue

Another diffident concrete worker, reluctant to sign his name legibly.

1946 – L. Banchero

2 May 2015

1946jj

8100 block Holly Street

Funny that for so many years, Banchero kept the “&” on his stamp after removing the “Co.” early on.

1946 – L. B. Duffin

18 March 2015

1946ii

9709 Thermal Avenue

I didn’t recognize this one until I got home.