forsberg – Capital City Sidewalks

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bunnyhugger

Horton St., T.A. Forsberg, 1960s

This stamp is near the north end of Horton, on the east side of the street. I intended to present it as illegible, but when I got home and looked at the photograph I suddenly realized I could recognize it after all. Sometimes the camera sees something that I can’t see with my eyes. It’s definitely a T.A. Forsberg stamp. I’m not sure of the last digit of the date, which otherwise appears to be 1960s.

This is about as worn as a stamp can get and still be readable at all. It’s almost gone, lost to history.

Posted on July 7, 2021 by bunnyhugger

S. Francis Ave., T.A. Forsberg, 1962

This barely-visible stamp is on the east side of South Francis Avenue between Michigan and Prospect. Although it’s not much to look at, I thought I would record it because I haven’t collected many from Francis and because it’s not going to be legible much longer. It’s just possible to make it out as a T.A. Forsberg stamp from 1962, and only because I can compare it to other Forsbergs I’ve seen.

Facing south on Francis, with the stamp on the nearest sidewalk block.

Posted on February 20, 2021 by bunnyhugger

N. Fairview Ave., T.A. Forsberg, 1960

Finally I have a completely new one for you again. It’s on the west side of North Fairview Avenue between Jerome and Vine.

T.A. Forsberg, Inc. is a real estate development company based in Okemos. It was started by Terry “T.A.” Forsberg in 1950 and was originally a construction company specializing in roads and underground utilities. Terry Forsberg died in 2015. According to his obituary, Forsberg phased out of the construction business and into real estate development in the early 1990s. The current president of Forsberg is Brent Forsberg, Terry’s grandson.