1942 – Dan Doyle Concrete

21 October 2013

1942z

2011 Crosby Avenue

I have another Dan Doyle mark from this year, but that one has the date inside rather than below the mark.

1938 – J. Rodrigues

20 October 2013

1938ddd

2527 Harrington Avenue

1936 – J. C. Vieira

19 October 2013

1936xx

1932 Crosby Avenue

There are three Vieiras on Oakland’s sidewalks. J. C. Vieira came before and after F. C. Vieira, and of the mysterious J. R. Vieira I have just one example with no date.

1934 – L. Scaramelli

18 October 2013

1934ss

3576 Harper Street

1930 – J. Rodrigues

17 October 2013

1930ddd

2505 Harrington Avenue

I have another example from this date, but it doesn’t include the address in the middle and the date is handwritten.

Mattson and Lilja

16 October 2013

mattson-lilja

3550 Davis Street

An ad in the Oakland Tribune in 1952 lists this construction firm, but that’s all I know unless I pay ten bucks to see the page.

1973 – A. J. Ferrero

15 October 2013

1973b

19 Melvin Court

This decidedly out-of-the-way street is nicely equipped with sidewalks, unlike its surroundings, but only this lot (worth seeing for its own virtues) had a stamp of any kind on it. And it’s a classic from a distinctive maker and a very rare year.