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Kipling Blvd., [O.]E. Porter, illegible date

Yesterday’s O.E. Porter entry reminded me that I had a stamp on my “to do” list – the ones I jot down to return to later – noted as “E. Porter.” I wondered if I had missed a leading O, or if this was a name variation or even a different company. I walked to the west side of Kipling Boulevard, between Michigan and Lasalle, to check it out.

This one is on a house’s front walk. Upon arriving I could see that it was certainly the same contractor and that the lack of the leading “O” is almost certainly just due to it being swallowed up into a pockmark in the concrete. The other one was undated; this one has a date, but it’s worn into illegibility. There really is no guessing a decade. So, sadly, I didn’t learn anything more about O.E. Porter from this visit.

A closer look to try to make out the date. It’s no good; it seems to end in an 0 but that isn’t much help. Why is it always the most important digit that seems to wear out first?
It’s on the font walk of this charming English-cottage-style house.

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Larned St., O.E. Porter, undated(?)

This is on the last bit of sidewalk on the north side of Larned Street, before the sidewalk abruptly vanishes to the west. It’s nearly across the street, just a couple of lots west, from where the sidewalk ends on the south side of Larned.

It appears to be O.E. Porter, but who that was is something I have yet to determine. I hope I’m reading it right. “Porter” is certainly clear, as is the E before it. I’m not sure whether this one is undated or whether those vague markings below the name are the ghost of an illegible date.

Looking back eastward on Larned from the point where the sidewalk ends.