- City:
- Oakland, CA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a sidewalk in 1939 at Auburn and Harwood Avenues in Oakland’s Rockridge District. It was one of many sidewalks constructed by the WPA around the city of Oakland.
Date stamps in sidewalks were a common practice in the first half of the 20th century. Many are documented at oaklandunderfoot.com.
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I think this might be in El Cerrito; there is the same sidewalk stamp on Humbolt and Macdonald in El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Mary, it’s likely there are additional sidewalk stamps in El Cerrito — the Bay Area is covered in them, the WPA built many of the sidewalks there. If you think to snap a photo next time you walk by, would you include it in our repository here:
https://livingnewdeal.org/get-involved/submit-project-info/
I saw one of these today at the Intersection of Durant Ave & Sunnyside St. in south Oakland. #sidewalkstamps on Instagram.