Marysville

Vacaville

Sebastopol
Petaluma

Sacramento

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WalnutGrove

Stockton

San Francisco

Guadalupe
Japanese American
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Today’s Guadalupe
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Johnny Perry’s Napa Auto Parts

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MoviesE. M. Campodonico’s
Water Works

Garage960
95414100Address

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899

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Santa Florita Hotel
Masatani Market
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To Lompoc

878

Domino’s Pizza

El Flamingo 871 874 Guadalupe Laundry Hamamoto Family
872 Nakayama Manju-ya
Sonora Restaurant 865 868 Pool Hall Siete Luminairas Restaurant
Chicago Chop Suey New York Chop Suey 863 866
Kurokawa Fish Mkt Nardo’s Restaurant
864 Dr. Tatsuno, Optometrist Challenger Harvest Co.
Garibaldi’s
859
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G. Shimizu, DDS
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Southern Pacific Railroad Milling Co.
Grain Warehouse

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Map Notes:
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1929-’30, and the Rafu Shimpo and New JApanese American
News directories from 1940. Businesses and buildings may
not be 100% accurate for the date portrayed. Modern landmarks
are shown in red for reference.

Genova HotelSt.

To Guadalupe Dunes

Telephone
Exchange

166920914

OliveraCemetery

PackingSheds

To Santa Maria

St.
2nda

Yamamoto Shoe Repair

926

Post OfficeN

To Downtown
Guadalupe

Hotels and Rooming Houses
Building & porch

JAPANESESECTIONSt.
5thSan Diego
MAP LEGEND

Garage76 Gas Station &PB Performance
Guadalupe
Buddhist Church

Riverside
Gardena
Santa Ana SOUT
Long Beach CALIF

Historic Japantowns

O l iver a St .

Guadalupe Dunes
Visitor Center

1055

12th St.

Terminal Island

Existing Japantowns

1076

Tenrikyo kyo

1065

SEE MAIN MAP AT RIGHT

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To Lompoc

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RR Depot
Amtrak Depot