Hotel industry

Many entrepreneurial Japanese families owned and operated hotels in Japantowns or Chinatowns. In Seattle, for instance, the "skidroad" neighborhood featured many Japanese-run hotels where single men of various races and backgrounds lived. The hotels provided housing as well as income for the families.

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img Washington Hotel (ddr-densho-34-45)

The two-story Washington Hotel (left) was started in about 1900 by Hanjiro Kono and was later operated by Sohichi Shigemura. The Ikuta Barber Shop is behind the community bulletin board along the walkway. Port Blakely is located on the southeast end of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-45/

vh Alice Matsumoto Ando Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-73-2)

Parents' hotel business

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-73-2/

vh George Azumano Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-32-2)

Description of family's hotel and grocery store business

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-32-2/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-25-47)

Changes in the Japantown hotel industry

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-47/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-25-24)

Cost of running a prewar hotel

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-24/

vh Chris Kato - Yoshi Mamiya - Tad Sato Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-33-3)

Seattle's prewar Japanese-run hotel industry

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-33-3/

vh May Ota Higa Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-174-5)

Suffering financial difficulties during the Great Depression

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-174-5/

vh Hiroko Nakashima Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-69-2)

Living in family-operated hotel

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-69-2/

vh Mii Tai Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-186-15)

Running a hotel postwar: daily chores, clientele

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-186-15/

vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-193-12)

Helping with parents' hotel business

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-193-12/

vh George Yamada Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-187-4)

Description of family hotel: housed transitional workers

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-4/

vh George Yamada Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-187-3)

Helping with parents' hotel business

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-3/

img The Bush Hotel and Jackson Furniture Co. (ddr-densho-353-104)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-104/

img Southwest corner of 6th and Weller Street (ddr-densho-353-122)

Japanese businesses included the Paris hotel and Hinode Laundry baths.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-122/

img Man poses in front of building (ddr-densho-359-990)

The reflection in the window is the sign of the building across the street "New World Life Building". The glass behind the man shows the letter "TEL". The building may be the Benton Hotel.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-990/

doc Hotel Man Held. J. Furimoko Charged With Failing to Maintain Necessary Minimum of Heat. (November 5, 1919) (ddr-densho-56-341)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 5, 1919, p. 3

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-341/

vh George Nakata Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-29-7)

Description of family's hotel clientele

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-29-7/

vh Victor Ikeda Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-23-7)

Description of family's hotel business

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-23-7/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-25-40)

Lobbying for the hotel industry

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-40/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-25-19)

Description of Japanese American bathhouses

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-19/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-25-7)

The hotel as a family, caring for the residents

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-7/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-25-5)

Description of hotel clientele

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-5/

img Southeast corner of 5th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-118)

Japanese businesses included the Pool Room, The Sunrise Cafe, and the St. Nicholas Hotel, which was run by Mr. Kato.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-118/

img Businesses on 5th Avenue south (ddr-densho-353-107)

Between Jackson Street and King Street was the Dreamland Cabaret, the St. Paul and Diamond Hotels, Baths Laundry, the NP restaurant and an Italian restaurant.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-107/

vh Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-25-44)

The closing of numerous Japanese-run hotels

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-25-44/