5510 College Avenue
Presba Contracting marks are fairly common along College, but rarely dated.
1925 – Presba Contg. Co.
26 October 20081925 – Frank Salamid
26 October 2008
4178 Emerald Street
1922 – H. C. Petersen
25 October 2008
337 41st Street
1922 – J. B. Castellotti
25 October 2008
4158 Manila Avenue
First Castellotti mark I’ve found, but there have been dozens of Italian concrete masters in Oakland.
1914 – Jepsen Bros.
24 October 2008
5000 block of Broadway; I can’t remember the exact address.
1914 – Oak. Concrete T&M Co.
24 October 2008
4156 Emerald Street
1914 – Homestead Cement Work Co.
24 October 2008
4424 Howe Street
Homestead Cement Work Co. must have some marks in San Francisco; worth a look if you’re over there.
