“Japanese-Americans never formally designated the area ‘Japantown,’ but at its peak — in the ’60s and ’70s — there were nearly 150 Japanese-owned businesses and institutions in the area, including traditional Japanese restaurants, beauty salons, dry cleaners, and markets.” – Katherine Nagasawa, WBEZ

Bento Japanese Restaurant with Happi Sushi across the street, near the corner of Roscoe and Clark Streets in the Lakeview neighborhood, 1988. Photo by Robert W. Krueger, courtesy of Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library.

Listen to the podcast and read the accompanying story with photos here:

http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/chicago-japanese-neighborhood/