Shoppers enter a large store, located at 220 E. 1st St. in Little Tokyo, for a big sale, as store owners must liquidate their inventories in preparation for relocation. On the left, the Nelson Hotel is partially visible. Photo dated: March 21, 1942.
Nelson Hotel (Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--Little Tokyo (Los Angeles) Hotels--California--Little Tokyo (Los Angeles) Consumers--California--Los Angeles World War, 1939-1945 Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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