Oakland Underfoot

701 Peterson Street

There are a bunch of these here, on this very interesting little street in Jingletown.

2816 Chapman Street

And here he is: Joe Silva, the former Joe Silver.

2875 Ford Street

Now will you look at this? Before Joe Silva was Joe Silva, he was Joe Silver to his customers. I’ve put together a brief bio.

2817 Chapman Street

This pushes Riechel & Bredhoff one year earlier.

175 7th Street

Every M. Cvetich mark later than 1939 looks like this, so that’s an island of stability in the history of this contractor.

182 7th Street

There are several other G. Tribuzio marks with this date nearby.

177 19th Street

Every dated Fitzmaurice mark is precious. This example is a new clue in the complex series of marks that Fitzmaurice has used in its 90-year history.

I walked by the Fitzmaurice offices the other day; they’re on Hannah Street near 30th Street, and have every appearance of a prosperous firm.