Comments for Oakland Sidewalk Stamps

Comment on 1917 – Sandin & Swanson by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:29 +0000

There’s a nicer one on 29th Street across from the Grocery Outlet.

Comment on 1951 – L. Villata by viv

viv — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:07:52 +0000

this is beautiful. i naturally thought is was 56 llata.

Comment on 1929 – Frank Salamid by Peter Menez

Peter Menez — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:07:48 +0000

I have a stamp from june of 1937 on my driveway.

Comment on 1936 – M. Cvetich by Naomi Schiff

Naomi Schiff — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:08:02 +0000

In the 1960s I attended a lecture at UCSD by Harold Urey, a Nobel-prize-winning chemist who was a key supporter of moon exploration. He showed a slide of the moon’s lit face. (This was before astronauts had reached the moon.) He talked about craters, and about his ideas about the moon’s geology. Then he turned the slide upside down, projected it again, and said, “Of course if you look at it this way, then they look like hills instead of craters!”

Comment on 1965 – L. J. Lorenzetti by Brian Yaeger

Brian Yaeger — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:04:11 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Andrew. And, while it’s not in Oakland nor a sidewalk, you’re welcome to check the mark I left in my parents’ fresh cement in their backyard when I was about 16.

Comment on 1936 – M. Cvetich by Gene

Gene — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:41:57 +0000

Does it have raised lettering? It looks like it. In any event, I still like it, in part because of the rounded frame.

Comment on 1936 – M. Cvetich by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:37:50 +0000

Not sure what you mean; this is lit from the south so it may be fooling your eyes.

Comment on 1936 – M. Cvetich by Gene

Gene — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:20:25 +0000

I love this one. I haven’t seen many outdented ones like this (probably because they don’t wear as well over time).

Comment on 1916 – J. Catucci by Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:43:41 +0000

Monica, thanks for that information. What did the “J” stand for? Is the family still in the East Bay?

Comment on 1916 – J. Catucci by monica

monica — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:03:23 +0000

J. Catucci was my great uncle. My grandfather’s brother. He had a big firm but was killed on the railroad tracks in Oakland in the 1920’s. The firm closed.