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.
2498 Florence Street, Berkeley
Always nice to find a new date from TJ.
44 Moss Avenue
1375 Rose Street, Berkeley
I’ve documented the Schnoor Bros. mark from 1922 before, but this one is really 22-y. In fact, even the “s” on “Bros.” looks like a 2. That’s been known to happen.
2911 Russell Street, Berkeley
A new date for this maker.
Acton Street at Lincoln Street, Berkeley
This find completes the 1930s. Now I’m missing only the years 1915-18 and 1920 in Frank Salamid’s 40-year record.
512 66th Street
This time of year is excellent for walking, not just because the light is good with the leaves down and not just because the temperature is moderate, but because the low sun brings out marks like no other season. To my knowledge, this is the only mark by this maker in Oakland.
The firm was founded in 1900, by Charles Lindgren and Lewis Hicks, and disbanded in 1908. Lindgren went on to found the company known today as Swinerton, Inc. (and represented in Oakland by a 1936 Lindgren & Swinerton mark).
Oakland Underfoot 