Here’s another dated and signed corner. Oakland Paving Company made it in 1913. However, Hays Avenue was renamed Golden Gate Avenue and McAdam Street became first Broadway Terrace, then Romany Road. You have to be careful what you put in concrete. In fact you’ll see that the pavers used a “V” to spell “Hays.”
The last time I put up a corner mark, I said that they aren’t dated or signed. There are exceptions, though. C. A. Lindstrom laid down this Allendale corner in 1923.
Pleasant Valley Road near Montgomery Avenue
Once again I’ve run a little low on proper sidewalk stamps, so until I can rustle up some more I’ll be running some odd and/or special items.
Bancroft Avenue at 88th Avenue
I documented this same Cragun & Cragun mark at 68th Avenue and Bancroft, although the year on that one was indeterminate. It was definitely not 1957.
At the moment I’ve run short of sidewalk stamps, so look forward to a few days of special marks.
2225 88th Avenue
I have another example from this year, but this one has all four digits of the date.
438 Harrison Street
This gives me a date for the otherwise-undated J. S. Mattos Concrete Co. mark.
2262 88th Avenue
Oakland Underfoot 