960 53rd Street
1951 – C. Troja-Sisto
7 February 20111939 – V. Di Zillo
6 February 2011
1934 – V. Di Zillo
5 February 2011
1058 53rd Street
With three different Di Zillo marks on this block, I’m wondering if his headquarters were nearby too.
1933 – Carl T. Petersen
4 February 2011
1080 53rd Street
This occupies a large gap in time for Carl T. Petersen between the late 1920s and the late 1940s.
1931 – C. Troja-Sisto
3 February 2011
1000 53rd Street
This area is Troja-Sisto country: his address was just down the block. Today there is no sign of a contractor’s workplace at 1026 53d Street, just a nice old house that’s being upgraded. Maybe all his stuff was in the back.
1930 – V. Di Zillo
2 February 2011
1022 53rd Street
The next seven days will feature marks from westernmost 53rd Street, a cute winding road that parallels Temescal Creek along the Emeryville border.
1955 – J. Barale
1 February 2011
539 Merritt Avenue
When I collected pennies, my eyes widened whenever I found a 1955 because for some reason they made very few of them that year, especially here at the San Francisco Mint. It turns out to be the same with sidewalk stamps, as this is only the second one I’ve found. The date is beautifully defined.
