THE BARRON
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2011-08-27 10:14 AM |
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Thanks for posting these unique sidewalk stamps. It was fun browsing all.
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COMMENT 208578P
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2011-08-27 11:16 AM |
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I LOVE this. These stamps say everything about an earlier era, when workers took pride in their craft. People generally give very little thought to the fact that there was no paving or sidewalks once, and this trade truly revolutionized urban life. It was a big deal. And look how well their work has fared over time. Sadly, stamps were lost with the advent of disabled access ramps on corners.
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POWDRELL
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2011-08-27 02:56 PM |
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Very cool article and photos. It has that special Edhat quirkiness to it. Thanks for taking the time to photograph it all and write it up.
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SBJULES
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2011-08-27 03:42 PM |
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Is fourth street now nogales?
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SBJULES
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2011-08-27 03:44 PM |
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I forgot to thank you once again for a great article. I used to live on upper bath & love the markings too.
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CHERIDIANE
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2011-08-27 09:18 PM |
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This is great. The sidewalk signs and your smart fun remarks do have a happy EdHat quirkiness to them. Love it.
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STACE
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2011-08-27 09:54 PM |
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Urban Hiker here: Thanks for all your positive feedback! We're happy you appreciate the stamps as much as we do...It would be wonderful if someone took up a project that would identify and catalogue these treasures... SB JULES - Nogales was a good guess, but the 4th street from Mission on the Eastside of State is actually Junipero. BTW- the next street up is Qunino, Spanish for Fifth. Pretty cool stuff.
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SPACE
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2011-08-28 07:31 AM |
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I will spend more time looking down on my walks around the neighborhood. Thanks for the interesting articles.
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SBALAX
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2011-08-28 07:59 AM |
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Stace-- You mean Quinto, don't you? Love this series. Keep on walking and writing!
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COMMENT 208745
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2011-08-28 08:24 AM |
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Infrastructure rocks!
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FLICKA
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2011-08-28 10:23 AM |
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Wonderful of you to document so many stamps. It will make many of us more aware while walking, looking for stamps and other details. On the corner of De la Vina and Constance (by Jedlickas) it's stamped Hollister Ave. It was also the highway at the time.
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COMMENT 208802
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2011-08-28 10:44 AM |
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Today on EdHat I see the name Putnam Ave which is now Loma St. If you go to the corner of Loma and California you will see two different stamps..on one corner it says Putnam and across the street it says Putman. Which is correct?
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COMMENT 208827
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2011-08-28 12:26 PM |
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I lived on Encinal in 1966/67. It used to be the front entrance to Sansum Clinic. Sansum eventually bought all the houses on the other side of the street and eventually used all that property to build the current bigger Sansum.
It is now the alley that takes you from the parking lot to Bath or Castillo Streets.
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COMMENT 209007
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2011-08-29 09:51 AM |
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Somewhere on the upper East there's a stamp where "Laguna" became "La Guna."
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