Aftermath
The "evacuation" of Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast reduced once-thriving communities to ghost towns. Having only a week to prepare for the removal, many Japanese Americans were forced to board up and abandon businesses and homes. Rampant anti-Japanese sentiment in newspapers, theater newsreels, and radio broadcasts fueled acts of vandalism against the vacated neighborhoods.
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![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 097 (ddr-csujad-43-90)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/85/6c/856c33d6d4cabc18990c328277d3b404.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 097 (ddr-csujad-43-90)
Photograph number 1234 of a house on Terminal Island. Other homes are pictured behind it. The Sign in front of the fence reads: East San Pedro Tract 097. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_116
![Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-238)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ca/04/ca04def1853f9b8a802a6456fc0265bb.jpg)
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Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-238)
Photograph of rows of houses on Terminal Island. A railroad track is also pictured. The sign in front of the pole reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_029
![Lone Rooms and Apartments and Busy Bee Cafe (ddr-csujad-43-175)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4d/38/4d38f3fe0e0555634843a3e1cf7d1e2f.jpg)
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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
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 123A (ddr-csujad-43-68)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f8/48/f84820a2ca626506c8962e88bbaca090.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 123A (ddr-csujad-43-68)
Photograph number 1208 of a house numbered 321 on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 123A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_089
![Airport Market (ddr-csujad-43-227)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ad/e2/ade290ef1cb8aa8e046f534214a43c8e.jpg)
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Airport Market (ddr-csujad-43-227)
Photograph of the backside of Airport Market on Terminal Island. The sign in the street reads: Plot No. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_018
![Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-csujad-43-136)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/d5/e0d5f965e8fdb8aa8f7bae91f2044a0f.jpg)
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Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-csujad-43-136)
Photograph number 1479 of the Japanese Baptist Church on the corner of Terminal Way and Ways Street on Terminal Island. A military truck can be seen next to church. Sign reads: 252A1. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_030
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 046A (ddr-csujad-43-171)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e2/a5/e2a514f2348c3e886d1e776133c33a39.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 046A (ddr-csujad-43-171)
Photograph number 1519 of the side of a house on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 046A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_069
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 196A (ddr-csujad-43-123)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2f/76/2f76ae4982aed2561a71ef53aa53272b.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 196A (ddr-csujad-43-123)
Photograph 1387 of a house numbered 217 on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 196A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_017
![Houses on corner of Riverside Place (ddr-csujad-43-215)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e9/f5/e9f5fa465e62d8f88de8e26d5593c70a.jpg)
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Houses on corner of Riverside Place (ddr-csujad-43-215)
Photograph of a row of houses on the corner of Riverside Place on Terminal Island. Sign reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_003
![Houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 185A (ddr-csujad-43-109)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5d/4e/5d4e310ebc4cfec7d3baf8dd5a68df7a.jpg)
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Houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 185A (ddr-csujad-43-109)
Photograph number 1293 of two houses on Terminal Island. The sign in the middle of the street reads: East San Pedro Tract 185A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_140
![Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-225)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6b/80/6b80ea4624d78360e583d325fea5157a.jpg)
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Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-225)
Photograph of a row of houses on Terminal Island. The sign near the first house on the right reads: Plot No. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_016
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 142A (ddr-csujad-43-44)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/22/ad/22ad1ec4761d85a8222934611b5dc5a5.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 142A (ddr-csujad-43-44)
Photograph number [1184] of a two story house on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 142A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_065
![House labeled 235A1 (ddr-csujad-43-134)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/52/b8/52b8db47acb2272dce05f1ea53ee2a27.jpg)
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House labeled 235A1 (ddr-csujad-43-134)
Photograph number 1477 of a house numbered 506 on Terminal Island. Attached to the front of the house is a federal government warning sign. The sign on the grass reads: 235A1. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_028
![Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 057C (ddr-csujad-43-88)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/05/ca/05caca5c3ab2d71c07d54f6ed72ab6fe.jpg)
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Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 057C (ddr-csujad-43-88)
Photograph number 1232 of a house or building on Terminal Island. Shipping containers or possibly a train are pictured behind it. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 57C. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_114
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 57A (ddr-csujad-43-92)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/91/8e/918e39815a3e444572b6044b5bdb20db.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 57A (ddr-csujad-43-92)
Photograph number 1247 of a house on Terminal Island. Other houses or structures pictured behind it. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 57A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_119
![Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-220)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/bc/6a/bc6a2011e417cc038e27a3ebcc069927.jpg)
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Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-220)
Photograph of a street with buildings and houses on Terminal Island. A barrage balloon is pictured floating above the houses. The sign in the street reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_011
![Terminal Island-Parcel no. 131 (ddr-csujad-43-186)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/60/9c/609ce4bf1a36d1418ff99a94403f25d5.jpg)
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Terminal Island-Parcel no. 131 (ddr-csujad-43-186)
Photograph number 2165 of the back of a house on Terminal Island. Caption reads: Terminal Island - Parcel No. [number] 131 - View northeasterly showing rear of house. Negative scan. Title from caption. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_084
![Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-236)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7b/e7/7be7d425c58cda07611230ed9e7e8533.jpg)
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Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-236)
Photograph of houses on Terminal Island. The sign in the grass reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_027
![Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-228)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/ed/6deda8327c7839872a250b4cb0f2b9f0.jpg)
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Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-228)
Photograph of a row of houses on Terminal Island. Two barrage balloons are pictured floating nearby. The sign near the fence reads: Plot No. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_019
![Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-241)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/86/1f8604ad7e71125f612cd66eaa594ac9.jpg)
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Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-241)
Photograph of possibly a street with railroad tracks near it on Terminal Island. The sign on the train tracks reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_032
![Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-218)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c3/21/c3213b215407879ca38ae1e96f3ab963.jpg)
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Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-218)
Photograph of houses on Terminal Island. Sign reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_009
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 083A (ddr-csujad-43-120)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6f/91/6f91191a41d46d74b1605e0dc8f83b0b.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 083A (ddr-csujad-43-120)
Photograph number 1382 of a house on Terminal Island with a car parked in front. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 083A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_012
![House with car parked in front (ddr-csujad-43-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/56/c1/56c1d6d5a8a5961b8b96224d869084ea.jpg)
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House with car parked in front (ddr-csujad-43-21)
Photograph number 1094 of a house on Terminal Island with a car parked in front. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_038
![Three houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 182 (ddr-csujad-43-99)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/98/11/98119deceaa362c19b4fb65a72825d39.jpg)
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Three houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 182 (ddr-csujad-43-99)
Photograph number 1283 of three houses on Terminal Island. One of the houses is numbered 340. The sign in the street reads: East San Pedro Tract 182. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_130
![House labeled East San Pedro Tract 092 (ddr-csujad-43-81)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/bb/2d/bb2d16ae4957c3747f5981de329ecb99.jpg)
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 092 (ddr-csujad-43-81)
Photograph number 1226 of a house numbered 120 on Terminal Island. The sign in front of the fence reads: East San Pedro Tract 092. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_107