SIDEWALK SIGNATURES
Newton B. Bingaman

Long Beach’s sidewalks contain impressed “signatures” of many construction companies and contractors who plied their trade in the city. If your ancestor owned or worked for one of those companies, our “Sidewalk Signatures” series will be of interest to you.

photo: QHGS

Newton B. Bingaman was a cement contractor who lived in Long Beach at 1419 Argonne Avenue in 1928 with his wife Bertha. 

Address Source: Long Beach City Directory 1928, Western Directory Company: Seaside Printing Co., Long Beach, California, ©1928.

RESEARCH TIP: Long Beach is not the only city with impressions from the past on its sidewalks. If your ancestor(s) came from another town, check to see if the historical society there has a booklet dedicated to “sidewalk signatures” in the area.