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 Sandhurst Hotel (ddr-csujad-43-56)

Photograph number 1196 of the Sandhurst Hotel on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 166A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_077

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-56/

img Glenburnie Rooms labeled East San Pedro Tract 213A (ddr-csujad-43-102)

Photograph number 1286 of Glenburnie Rooms on Terminal Island. The sign in front of the rocks reads: East San Pedro Tract 213A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_133

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-102/

doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-72)

Hatsuno Hotty Okine's withholding receipt 1944 Form W-2 issued by the Ray Industries, Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_14_001

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-72/

doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-73)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-73/

doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-74)

Hatsuno Hotty Okine's withholding receipt 1944 Form W-2 from Avenue Hotel Corporations, Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_14_003

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-74/

doc Tamijiro Mori (ddr-csujad-8-93)

Oral history interview with Tamijiro Mori. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Mori, Tamajiro

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-93/

img Glenburnie Rooms labeled East San Pedro Tract 213B (ddr-csujad-43-106)

Photograph number 1290 of most likely the Glenburnie Rooms on Terminal Island. The office of the hotel or rooms is pictured in the middle. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 213B. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_137

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-106/

img Lone Rooms and Apartments and Busy Bee Cafe (ddr-csujad-43-175)

Photograph number 1523 of the [Lone] Rooms and Apartments (hotel) and Busy Bee Cafe on Terminal Island. Cars pictured parked across the street. The sign on the train tracks reads: East San Pedro Tract 215A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_073

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-175/

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/

img The Niagara Hotel (ddr-densho-36-44)

The Niagara Hotel, owned by K. Sawai, was located at 705-1/2 King Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, Japantown. (Phone directory, 1925.)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-44/

Bath and Bed for Fifteen Cents in Modern Hotel. M. Miyaguwa Solves High Cost of Living Problem and Adds 'Must Do' Feature to Keep Guests Clean. (January 8, 1915) (ddr-densho-56-259)

doc Bath and Bed for Fifteen Cents in Modern Hotel. M. Miyaguwa Solves High Cost of Living Problem and Adds 'Must Do' Feature to Keep Guests Clean. (January 8, 1915) (ddr-densho-56-259)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 8, 1915, p. 3

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-259/

doc Nisei's Return Causes Rift In Nurses at Harborview (February 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1099)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 2, 1945, p. 15

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1099/

doc Too Many in a Room. Japanese Lodging Houses Violating Sanitary Regulations. (May 21, 1900) (ddr-densho-56-10)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 21, 1900, p. 8

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-10/

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/

doc Kubota Changes Moving Day, He and Tenant End Dispute (January 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1094)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 12, 1945, p. 2

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1094/

doc Jap's Tenant Plans to Fight Owner's Return (January 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1093)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 10, 1945, p. 5

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1093/

Americans Barred Where Japanese May Enter. Citizens of United States Cannot Get Hotel or Saloon Licenses in Vancouver, B.C. -- Case of Nipponese. (June 22, 1916) (ddr-densho-56-282)

doc Americans Barred Where Japanese May Enter. Citizens of United States Cannot Get Hotel or Saloon Licenses in Vancouver, B.C. -- Case of Nipponese. (June 22, 1916) (ddr-densho-56-282)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 22, 1916, p. 5

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-282/