Oakland Underfoot

3920 Enos Avenue

This unusually deep strike gives some insight into the shape of the stamps used in those days. You wouldn’t guess from my previous example of this year’s mark.

3824 Enos Avenue

This is actually an unusually good example of C. Monohan’s mark, and much better than my previous example from 1937.

4421 Worden Way

This is a unique date format, with only the last digit of the year, but I feel quite confident in assigning it to 1937. I have two other different examples from that year.

Madrone Avenue at Steele Street

Vieira’s dates can be hard to decipher, as he often wrote in a stilted style like this.

4776 Tompkins Avenue

Not often that I find a date from this venerable worker, especially at this end of town.

This area was more pleasant before the freeway came through, and the streetscape and houses show it.

2334 Courtland Avenue

I just write ’em down, folks.

1945 High Street