330 Vernon Avenue
1928 – J. M. Ruiz
17 April 2022Sorensen Bros. & Williams
26 March 2022
59th and MacCall Streets
Thanks to Ken for spotting the pair of marks on this corner, which explains why the Williams and old Sorensen Bros stamps look the way they do. The partnership must have operated around 1910 because the Sorensen Bros stamp, made after the pair broke up, is from 1914.
Spring Construction Co.
19 March 2022
19th and West Streets
I think this may be the notorious people who made a mess of things in Berkeley.
1941 – Stone / Ferri
19 March 2022
479 McAuley Street
This collaboration between Joseph Stone and Nick Ferri is one of two on this block.
1928 – N. L. Monk
14 March 2022
5919 Dover Street
A rare Monk mark. Without my brush handy, it was hard to deal with the dirt at this lot under renovation. We’ll see if the driveway survives the upgrade.
Willie J. Frink
9 March 2022
1823 62nd Street, Berkeley
This is awesome: Frink (1930-2017) was the first Black millionaire contractor in Bakersfield, with quite a life story. An ambitious charter school there is named for him.
There must be a story behind this driveway in south Berkeley.
1951 – T. J. Garvey
8 March 2022
2498 Florence Street, Berkeley
Always nice to find a new date from TJ.
Oakland Underfoot 