Oakland Underfoot

480 37th Street

This is why I always look where I’m going: when I first surveyed this block, there was probably a parked car or fallen leaves blocking this mark. Also, sometimes I just miss stuff despite all my care.

494 Boulevard Way

Whitmore was one of the Fruitvale people, which puts him back around 1920, I think.

5361 Golden Gate Avenue

Castro Valley is a long way from Broadway Terrace. Perhaps I’ll find more as I push into East Oakland.

6142 Acacia Avenue

I am guessing, just on the basis of style, that this Fitzmaurice mark is of more recent vintage than the typical one. It’s the first one I’ve noticed. Oddly, the address is an empty lot left over from the 1991 fire. I’m guessing that the owner didn’t chip in when the sidewalks were repaved afterward.

Stub of 23rd Avenue at East 12th Street

I already have a Duffin mark, but this one is much better, and the location is special.

269 Perkins Street

244 30th Street

I’ve surveyed this block before but somehow missed this mark. So it looks like once I finish the whole city of Oakland, I should start over again.

Notice the upside-down letter.