Oakland Underfoot

4987 Shafter Avenue

I believe another one is at the top of Mather Street.

24 Eucalyptus Road

This is one of the fancier stamps you’ll see. This is the first one I’ve found in Oakland; others occur in Berkeley.

5341 Shafter Avenue

There are a few of these along Shafter, but this is the most legible. You’ll notice that 215 Bacon Block is the same address as Harry Williams.

I assume that A. Salamid is a descendant of Frank Salamid, whose marks date from the 1900s to the 1940s. A sidewalk by A. Salamid is distinctive for its fine-grained concrete as well as its discreet, always undated stamp.

4133 Broadway

Fitzmaurice marks are absolutely everywhere. So far, none of them I’ve seen with this form have a date. There are at least five variations. This is the most current form of the mark.

Today Fitzmaurice is headquartered on Hannah Street, near the Emeryville line. I’m not sure they stamp their work any more.

5334 Broadway

The Bacon Block was at 468 11th Street, where 1111 Broadway sits today. This same address was used by the Golden Gate Construction Co, whose marks are harder to find.

There are two versions of the Harry Williams mark, of which this is the older I’m pretty sure.

369 49th Street.

Murray Street is in Berkeley.