Sawtelle Boulevard“Japantown”

West Los Angeles

Then and NowNew Japantown (after WWII): After 1950’s

Sawtelle Place now

One of the early postwar stores in

japantown

ONE OF THE EARLY POST-WAR

STORES

SAWTELLE FOOD MARKET, CIRCA

1947

JAPANESE INSTITUTE OF SAWTELLE, 1929

1929

NEW AND OLD JAPANTOWN

NURSERIES

HIDE

SUSHI

Naramura realty

Prime property developer of sawtelle blvd, 1955

NARAMURA REALTY; PRIME PROPERTY DEVELOPER OF SAWTELLE

BLVD. 1955

ART STORE AT

JAPANTOWN

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

yamaguchi

Art store at japantown

JAPANESE

EATERIES

1950’

S

HISTORIC SITES

SAWTELLE

BOULEVARD

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.

Kobayaka boarding house

Provided rooms to singles primarily after world war ii

KOBAYAKA BOARDING

HOUSE;

PROVIDED ROOMS & BOARDS TO SINGLES PRIMARILY

AFTER WWII

OLD SOLDIER’S

HOME

1910

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.

Ikkanda automotive service, 1920

SAWTELLE NOW