16 Stantonville Court
There are several of these on Stantonville, and also across Skyline on Chadbourne Way.
Archive for the ‘ Undated marks’ Category
Modern Concrete Contractor
7 July 2012Leonard DeGuarda
23 June 2012
1314 E. 26th Street
This example is good enough to tell me that I was wrong in thinking that the numerals were a date. Instead, the mark reads “Leonard De Guarda / 4040 Quigley St”, an address at the very end of Quigley Street north of High Street.
Azorean Construction Co.
21 June 2012
Jay Holt
30 May 2012
2039 12th Avenue
The numerals are Holt’s phone number. The lettering is interesting; I would put this in the early 1920s.
L. R. Wicker
29 May 2012
11th Avenue at E. 20th Street
Wicker marks are in pretty poor condition, but this one clearly shows the details including the address of 1457 12th Avenue, quite nearby.
E. L. Ridgel
2 May 2012
829 E. 19th Street
This is the first mark I’ve found from a San Pablo sidewalk contractor. Here’s a shout-out to you sidewalk stamp fans up there—your guys got around.
Azorean Construction Co.
30 April 2012
2211 9th Avenue
This is in a driveway along the great palm allee of the former Francis “Borax” Smith estate. It reads “Azorean Construction Co. / 236 Moss Ave. / Oakland Cal”
Azorean would be a typical business name for East Bay immigrants from the Azores Islands, part of Portugal. Names like Vieira and Casqueiro come to mind.
