3247 Kempton Avenue
I’ve recorded this year and maker before, but in this instance the date omits the day and the S in “Jones” is upside down.
1938 – O. C. Jones
22 January 20251953 – T. J. Garvey
20 January 2025
Perkins Street at Adams Street
Sometimes the low sun brings out a date I couldn’t see before.
1964 – Goyak Construction
16 January 2025
Harrison Street at Frisbie Street
The Goyak Construction Company was in Richmond. Nick Goyak (1892-1968) was a Croatian immigrant from Veliko Brdo who arrived with his family in 1929. This mark is in the roadway along the curb. (Thanks to Ken for spotting this one.)
1925 – S. Avena & Sons
3 January 2025
1210 Derby Street, Berkeley
The Avena family practiced for three generations; this is the first iteration. I have only one example from Oakland.
1915 – A. Soda
1 January 2025
1511 Derby Street, Berkeley
As I expected, Andrea Soda did some of his earliest work in nearby Berkeley.
1907 – G. W. Werner
30 December 2024
1712 Stuart Street, Berkeley
A rare stamp; only one found in Oakland.
1907 – C. B. Burnham
28 December 2024
2816 California Street, Berkeley
Unlike the previous 1907 C. B. Burnham mark, this one has only the last two digits of the date.
Oakland Underfoot 