1940 – W. Todd

26 January 2015

1940ffff

3319 65th Avenue

This time Todd put the master bug by his name. He used it on and off over the years, perhaps on jobs that he personally finished.

1939 – C. Valenzuela

25 January 2015

1939bbbb

6619 Laird Avenue

This little dead-end street has a rare prize in this early Valenzuela mark.

1939 – J. Kemble

24 January 2015

1939aaaa

MacArthur Boulevard at 66th Avenue

J. Kemble usually used a stamp, but not in this driveway.

1939 – C. T. Harris

23 January 2015

1939zzz

3301 62nd Avenue

The first example I found from C. T. Harris, who very rarely dated his work, had a crack right through it. So this is marginally better.

1938 – A. Casqueiro

22 January 2015

1938rrr

7018 Lacey Avenue

Casqueiro worked from the late 1920s to the early 1950s, so you might call this his midpoint year. But I have almost nothing from the 1940s, so you might call this his midlife crisis.

1937 – T. A. Ryan

21 January 2015

1937oooo

3407 62nd Avenue

When Ryan upgraded his act in 1937, he did some very nice work, including the decoration in this driveway.

1936 – T. A. Ryan

20 January 2015

1936hhh

6126 Monadnock Way

An unusual hand-drawn mark by Ryan.