Oakland Underfoot

7792 Ney Avenue

A hand-drawn mark to go with the stamped one.

7806 Outlook Avenue

This is a late mark by J. W. Roberts, seven years beyond the previous one I’ve found so far and the first hand-drawn one.

7544 Outlook Avenue

2941 75th Avenue

As I interpret this mark, Rasmussen went to stamp his job and found that the concrete had set too hard, so he slapped a little fresh cement on it and did what he could, creating a rare raised stamp.

2935 75th Avenue

Unlike my previous example from 1934, this has a truly clear-cut date. It also gives me a chance to show one of Rasmussen’s typical double marks. Also note the reversed last letter, which is visible only in very well preserved Rasmussen stamps.

7302 Outlook Avenue

With this mark I’ve almost run the table for T. A. Ryan from 1925 to 1940; at the moment I lack only a mark from 1938.

2946 76th Avenue

In addition to using proper stamps on this stretch of 76th, Widell did some charming hand-drawn marks.