37th Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Way
This is a large empty lot with two driveways.
1930 – Geo. D. Prentice
21 September 20101929 – Lovisone & Co.
20 September 2010
642 57th Street
This is different from older and younger Lovisone marks. I”ll call it “Lovisone & Co.,” like the 1928 mark, although the “&” is upside-down and the “Co.” is only a “C” here.
1928 – S. Aiassa Co.
19 September 2010
3415 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
This is the oldest S. Aiassa mark I’ve found. It had a union oval underneath it, unlike all others I’ve seen.
Last week I passed 963 Apgar Street, the former address of S. Aiassa. There’s a typical early 1900s house with a unit of the same vintage in the back, and the sidewalk is a cracked, anonymous mess. So I assume that it was merely a business address and not a working address, but I could be wrong.
1911 – P. Schnoor & Son
18 September 2010
610 Aileen Street
This is the third year I’ve found for Schnoor & Son; previously I’ve found 1912 and 1913.
1921 – Hutchinson Co.
17 September 2010
39th Street at Market Street
WNWNAM
16 September 2010
967 42nd Street
I hope I find better examples of this one. There are some marks out there, I wonder if they’re even in the Roman alphabet.
L. S’Agate & Del’Vigna
15 September 2010
870 46th Street
I suppose that Del’Vigna is Danté Del Vigna. We’ll see if more of these marks turn up.
Oakland Underfoot 