I think this might be my first truly unsigned mark. (The previous one I wrote about, in retrospect, was probably a BWL mark that I missed in the shadow.) It’s on the north side of Jerome Street between Custer and Rumsey. It appears to be handwritten, but the placement suggests a builder’s mark rather than graffiti. It’s very odd to date a sidewalk slab without signing. The other way around is fairly common.

I looked at the city’s property records to see the age of the house’s garage. I thought the sidewalk replacement might coincide with a garage being built, since the mark is in front of the driveway. I discovered that the house has no garage. Hooray! I can’t be tempted to spend an hour and a half chasing garage-related leads!