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.
Mattson and Lilja
16 October 20131973 – A. J. Ferrero
15 October 2013
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.
1940 – Ensor H. Buel
14 October 2013
4244 Edge Drive
This tiny street features an interesting hand-drawn mark by Mr. Buel (I also have a horseshoe mark of his from this year). What did he write in the driveway that has since been covered with asphalt?
1936 – Frank Lopes
13 October 2013
4321 Bridgeview Drive
Frank Lopes did several bits of concrete around here.
1936 – A. A. Johnson
12 October 2013
1635 Leimert Boulevard
This is the first A. A. Johnson mark I’ve found. There are lots of A. A. Johnson & Son marks, all of which postdate this one. (I’m thinking that the one I called 1931 is really a 1936.) That hints at a story.
1932 – G. Musso
11 October 2013
1933 Hoover Avenue
Nice to have a representative of this charming street in the Oakmore neighborhood.
1956 – R. G. Wolfe
10 October 2013
4283 Fruitvale Avenue
This mark completes my survey of Fruitvale Avenue, a major thoroughfare that goes from the Bay to the Oakmore hills.
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