Boyle Heights in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Japanese Hospital
101 S. Fickett St
Photographed By Craig Baker
1. Japanese Hospital Marker
Immigrant Japanese doctors prevailed in 1928 U.S. Supreme Court case.
Cultural Heritage Commission Cultural Monument No. 1131.
City of Los Angeles
Erected by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 1131.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 34° 2.547′ N, 118° 12.449′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Boyle Heights. Marker is at the intersection of Fickett Street and 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Fickett Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S Fickett St, Los Angeles CA 90033, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Otomisan Restaurant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chicano Arts Movement (approx. ¼ mile away); Brooklyn Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away); Brooklyn & Soto (approx. 0.3 miles away); Japanese-American Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Hollenbecks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hollenbeck Park (approx. half a mile away); Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding Japanese Hospital.
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In 1927, Tashiro challenged the law and prevailed before the California Supreme Court. The state filed an appeal, but the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the decision in Jordan vs. K. Tashiro and found the discriminatory provisions of the treaty to be unconstitutional, paving the way for construction of the Japanese hospital in Boyle Heights.
Opened in 1929, the Japanese Hospital provided medical care for the Japanese American communities in Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo until 1962, when operations were moved to the larger City View Hospital in Lincoln Heights. The Boyle Heights facility operates today as a nursing home.
-from LAConservancy.org
Also see . . . L.A. Conservancy. A complete history of the Japanese Hospital. (Submitted on August 5, 2023.)
Photographed By Craig Baker
2. Japanese Hospital Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, May 11, 2023
3. Japanese Hospital and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
