Sign Marks Japanese Hospital as Historical-Cultural Monument

RAFU SHIMPO
PHOTOS BY  MARIO GERSHOM REYES

The Little Tokyo Historical Society on Jan. 4 unveiled a new City of Los Angeles sign marking the former location of the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights.

The unveiling of Historical-Cultural Monument 1131 was held at 101 S. Fickett St. (at First Street), where the Japanese Hospital opened its doors in December 1929. The building still exists but is now known as Infinity Care of East Los Angeles. READ MORE