3423 Laguna Avenue
1925 – H. C. Petersen
11 August 20131924 – R. P. Smilie
10 August 2013
3463 Coolidge Avenue
I’ve run into Smilie before as part of Smilie & McArthur.
Incidentally, Coolidge used to be called Peralta Street when this area was part of Brooklyn. When Oakland annexed it, the name had to change because there was already a Peralta Street in West Oakland.
1923 – Ed Doty
9 August 2013
2534 Montana Street
This pushes Ed Doty back a full 90 years before today. Not far away is another mark he left in 1944.
1915 – C. Hubmann & Co.
8 August 2013
2255 MacArthur Boulevard
When I shot this, I thought I was documenting a 1918 mark, but then I got home and saw the real date at the bottom. It’s 1915, and a better example than this one. Thanks to Ken for correcting me (see his comment).
1914 – Avelar & Co.
7 August 2013
2430 Palmetto Street
1912 – C. Hubmann & Co.
6 August 2013
2441 MacArthur Boulevard
A more traditional mark by Hubmann from the same year as yesterday’s mark. At the time, this street was Hopkins Street, which once ran from Park Boulevard to Courtland Street.
1912 – C. Hubmann & Co.
5 August 2013
3461 Boston Avenue
This elaborate mark is in front of a venerable Victorian. Would love any insights into it and the neighborhood.
