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 Nihonmachi hotel (ddr-densho-124-16)

An Issei man stands in the doorway of his hotel, located on Yesler Avenue in Seattle's Nihonmachi or Japantown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-124-16/

img Alaskan Hotel (ddr-densho-128-42)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-42/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://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

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

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

https://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

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

doc Hotel Owners Pay Fines. Three Found Guilty of Failing to Give Heat; Others Forfeit. (May 20, 1919) (ddr-densho-56-325)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 20, 1919, p. 2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-325/

doc Spokane Officials Rap Coming of Japs (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-943)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 3, 1943, p. 4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-943/

doc Hotels, Owned by Japs, Probed (February 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-627)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 16, 1942, p. 10

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-627/

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.

https://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.)

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

img Group photo in front of a store front (ddr-densho-348-42)

Five men and one woman standing in snow pose together for a photo in front of a store front.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-348-42/

img Southeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-120)

Japanese businesses included the King coffee shop, the Mukilteo hotel, Panama grocery and express, Hinode Laundry baths and the Paris Hotel.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-120/

img Block of Japanese businesses (ddr-densho-353-102)

Identified businesses are the dentists Dr. H Kato and Dr. S. Higashida upstairs, with the Welcome Hotel, Sanyo 10 cent store, Gosho Drugs, and the Jackson Street Sanitary barber shop on the street level.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-102/

img Northeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-117)

Japanese businesses included the Dreamland Hotel, Komatsu-Zashi, Abe's dry goods store, Tokyo-Wan, Fujii Hotel, Inouye clothing store, New Golden Shoe repair, the Ogata's dry cleaning shop and the Salvation Army mission.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-117/

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.

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