Sidewalk, Auburn and Harwood Avenues – Oakland CA

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.

Source notes

https://oaklandunderfoot.com

WPA date stamp in sidewalk

 

Location Info


Auburn and Harwood Avenues
Oakland, CA 94608
Alameda County

Coordinates: 37.84043, -122.2719

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3 comments on “Sidewalk, Auburn and Harwood Avenues – Oakland CA

  1. Mary Crabb

    I think this might be in El Cerrito; there is the same sidewalk stamp on Humbolt and Macdonald in El Cerrito, CA 94530.

  2. Alex Tarr

    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/

  3. I saw one of these today at the Intersection of Durant Ave & Sunnyside St. in south Oakland. #sidewalkstamps on Instagram.

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3 comments on “Sidewalk, Auburn and Harwood Avenues – Oakland CA

  1. Mary Crabb

    I think this might be in El Cerrito; there is the same sidewalk stamp on Humbolt and Macdonald in El Cerrito, CA 94530.

  2. Alex Tarr

    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/

  3. I saw one of these today at the Intersection of Durant Ave & Sunnyside St. in south Oakland. #sidewalkstamps on Instagram.

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