Ever been curious about all those names & dates stamped into our concrete sidewalks in and around North Park? 

Here's a website with a little more information about this phenomenon.  As pictured & discussed on this website, some present day developers are making an attempt to preserve these little pieces of history.

http://www.efgh.com/np/sidewalks.htm

These photos are of two company names in the sidewalks of my bl0ck; Griffith Company (9-26) and DR Daley (11-24).  Apparently the sidewalk on the east side of our street was laid 2 years after the sidewalk on the west...at least in certain areas.

I look at these names nearly every day, yet don't know much about who they represent.  While I couldn't find much out about Griffith Company, I did find a website for the Daley Corporation, which says the following;
"Daley Corporation is a General Engineering Contractor based in San Diego California with company roots extending to the early 1900’s, including a significant contribution to the early building of San Diego’s roadway infrastructure."

Hmmm...if sidewalks could talk!