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Sawtelle Boulevard“Japantown”
West Los Angeles
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Then and NowNew Japantown (after WWII): After 1950’s
Sawtelle Place now
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One of the early postwar stores in
japantown
ONE OF THE EARLY POST-WAR
STORES
SAWTELLE FOOD MARKET, CIRCA
1947
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JAPANESE INSTITUTE OF SAWTELLE, 1929
1929
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NEW AND OLD JAPANTOWN
NURSERIES
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HIDE
SUSHI
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Naramura realty
Prime property developer of sawtelle blvd, 1955
NARAMURA REALTY; PRIME PROPERTY DEVELOPER OF SAWTELLE
BLVD. 1955
ART STORE AT
JAPANTOWN
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Futaba café, osho, realty
Sawtelle blvd street scene in japantown during early 1950’s
FUTABA CAFÉ, OSHO, NARAMURA REALTHY
SAWTELLE BLVD STREET SCENE DURING
EARLY 1950’S
1940’s
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yamaguchi
Art store at japantown
JAPANESE
EATERIES
1950’
S
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HISTORIC SITES
SAWTELLE
BOULEVARD
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Pre-world war ii west la Buddhist temple was demolished for a newly structured building in 1950 at the same site. Located at the corner of Corinth and la grange aves, west of sawtelle
PRE-WORLD WAR II, WEST LOS ANGELES BUDDHIST
TEMPLE.
IT WAS DEMOLISHED FOR A NEW BUILDING AT THE
SAME SITE IN 1950.
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Kobayaka boarding house
Provided rooms to singles primarily after world war ii
KOBAYAKA BOARDING
HOUSE;
PROVIDED ROOMS & BOARDS TO SINGLES PRIMARILY
AFTER WWII
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OLD SOLDIER’S
HOME
1910
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Equitable nursery
1936, full block 11020 olympic blvd
OLD SOLDIERS’
HOME
OLD SOLDERS PLAYING POKER
“OLD SOLDIERS” OBSERVING
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE CEMETERY
IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
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Ikkanda automotive service, 1920
SAWTELLE NOW
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