Little Tokyo Historic District Set

Located on 1st Street between San Pedro Street and Central Avenue, Little Tokyo was home to the first Japanese in Los Angeles. They began arriving in the 1860s to fill the need for labor when the Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese from migrating to the United States. By World War II, Little Tokyo was home to 30,000 Japanese. Most were deported in 1942 to concentration camps including Manzanar. Today the historic district features public art and a walking tour that interprets the power of the place, and serves as a model for the Heritage Parkscape.

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public art in Little Tokyo.

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items are from between 13 Mar 2005 & 06 Sep 2008.

313 Old Japanese American National Museum Little Tokyo by The City Project

Little Tokyo Toyo Miyatake's Camera by The City Project

Little Tokyo Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple by The City Project

920 Little Tokyo Aoyama Tree by The City Project

Japanese American National Museum by The City Project

615 San Pedro Firm Building Little Tokyo by The City Project

Little Tokyo Sidewalk Art as American as Apple Pie by The City Project

Little Tokyo Sidewalk Art by The City Project

1942 US Executive Order forces all Nikkei into internment camps by The City Project

Little Tokyo Historic District Plaque by The City Project

Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo by The City Project

Mural Home Is Little Tokyo by The City Project

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