872 33rd Street
1930 – W. M. Sharp
22 December 20101929 – W. M. Sharp
21 December 2010
1223 34th Street
As I ease my way into West Oakland, it’s interesting to see different dates for familiar names. Up til now (or rather, elsewhere than here), I’ve only found W. M. Sharp marks from the 1930s. Sometimes I feel like a naturalist, spotting old species in new habitats.
1929 – W. Todd
20 December 2010
3509 Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue is pretty sparsely populated with marks, like most of Oakland’s commercial streets. This is in front of an auto shop, the kind of place that doesn’t change hands or spruce up the sidewalk often.
1928 – W. M. Sharp
19 December 2010
850 34th Street
This pushes W. M. Sharp back into the 1920s.
1928 – S. Giuntoli
18 December 2010
655 33rd Street
Dates like this I have to feel out with my fingers, and even then I can’t always tell.
1920 – Fred H. Austin
17 December 2010
3306 West Street
F. W. Metge
16 December 2010
480 37th Street
This is why I always look where I’m going: when I first surveyed this block, there was probably a parked car or fallen leaves blocking this mark. Also, sometimes I just miss stuff despite all my care.
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