635 Hillsborough Street
McConnell signed the other side of this street “G. McConnell.”
1927 – Geo. McConnell
3 May 20111912 – The Argentic Concrete Paving Co.
2 May 2011
455 Wayne Avenue
Unlike the Argentic mark a little way down the road, this one has the date upside-down, then repeated on the right side.
L. R. Wicker
1 May 2011
145 Athol Avenue
There are more of these in the Haddon Hill area; maybe I’ll find one with a date.
C. Fischer
30 April 2011
687 MacArthur Boulevard
Sorry about the image quality, but the mark itself isn’t very crisp either. Notice the backwards “C.”
R. Fernandez Co.
29 April 2011
906 34th Avenue
This block lies between the tracks and the freeway, but it’s not totally forlorn. There are a few sweet Victorians and very small enterprises here amid the noise and haste. And I’m a sucker for contractors who were proud to be in Fruitvale, not just Oakland.
1993 – Tis & Tony
28 April 2011
669 20th Street
Tis & Tony were probably sweethearts, back then, rather than contractors. But you never know.
1960 – C. Valenzuela
27 April 2011
905 34th Avenue
Oakland Underfoot 