700 block Stratford Road
1925 – L. M. Rasmussen
10 October 20111924 – Cotterill
9 October 2011
933 Alma Place
I have another 1924 Cotterill mark, but this is better. It also has a numeral 8 in Cotterill’s inimitable font.
1921 – N. J. Lindstrom
8 October 2011
International Boulevard at 31st Avenue
Almost invisible, but definitely from 1921.
H. Vollstedt
7 October 2011
1453 Fruitvale Avenue
This is the kind of mark that has a date in the center, so I’ll be looking for one.
Scott & Farley
6 October 2011
East 16th Street at Fruitvale Avenue
Few contractors use a lozenge-shaped mark, but here’s another.
Rodrigues & Souza
5 October 2011
Lower Fruitvale somewhere; unfortunately I’ve lost the address.
The address establishes this as J. Rodrigues, and it explains the weird configuration of the 1928 Rodrigues mark as the result of a breakup with Mr. Souza.
1969 – A-1 Able
4 October 2011
1233 Derby Avenue
Oakland Underfoot 