Aki Hotel San Francisco Japantown

Aki Hotel at 1651 Post Street at Laguna 1930s.jpg
Masao, Kazuo, unknown friend, Takashi, Ichiro and Toshiko sitting on steps of Aki Hotel 1924.jpg
Kaz on steps of Aki Hotel in 1925.jpg
The interior of Aki Hotel at 1651 Post Street 1929 Presents brought to the donor's family after renovation of their hotel.jpg
Family and Friends in Front of Aki Hotel 1930s.jpg
Maya's birthday party at Aki Hotel with her friends and family in 1938 May 2 ca. 1938 (late 1930’s) Donor’s sister’s birthday party in Aki Hotel. Sister Maya standing in chair (left) with father. A.jpg

Title

Aki Hotel San Francisco Japantown

Subject

Japantown, San Francisco, Aki Hotel, Post Street, Laguna Street, Ichiro Kataoka, San Francisco Chronicle

Description

The Aki Hotel was located at 1651 Post Street and was run by the Ichiro Kataoka and his wife. Before the war the hotel was the unofficial home for the Japanese Consulate. Because of this and the fact that Ichiro was a leader of the Japanese community on December 7th 1941 the FBI raided the hotel and arrested Ichiro and held everyone that was at the hotel for questioning. The arrest of Ichiro was reported on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle the next day. After the war the Kataoka's continued to run it until 1959 when the hotel was torn down and replaced with the 16 story Miyako Hotel that is still in operation.

Second photo from left to right: Masao, Kaz, unknown friend, Takashi, Ichiro, and Toshiko sitting on the steps of the Aki Hotel in 1924.

Third photo: Kaz on the steps of the Aki Hotel in 1925.

Fourth photo: The interior of the Aki Hotel filled with presents in celebration of the renovation of the hotel in 1929.

Fifth photo: A group of family and friends in front of the Aki Hotel sometime in the 1930s.

Sixth Photo: Maya's birthday party from May 2nd 1938. May is the girl standing and her father is next to her. From left to right is Yoko, Kazunko, Teiko, Asumi, unknown, Maya's sister, Hisako, Kazuto, Mary, Asaye, and Yoshiko.

Source

San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Date

1940s
1924
1925
1929
1930s
1938

Rights

San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
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