Ward Up

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:31:01 -0600

It is nice to see Ginza Fish getting some attention. Great comments. I hope that it can continue to afford that location and not get forced out by the increasing rents of that area. You know, an influx of Japanese-Americans to Chicago occurred just after World War II. Some of them had been in internment camps during the war. Later, the infamous "Tokyo Rose" radio propaganist settled in Chicago. In the late 1940's-early 1950's, a number of Japanese restaurants opened in River North and extending up Clark Street to Division. I am not sure when Ginza Fish opened or if it was part of that trend. Several of the then-new Japanese Restaurants were clustered just south and east of Clark and Division. A Japanese men's setllement house, which still stands, operated in the 1940's and 1950's at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Maple. Other new arrivals lived in the area that was razed to make way for Sandburg Village. Anyway, Kudos to Ginza Fish.

Chuck Sudo

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:53:47 -0600

Like I said, it's a well-kept secret.

matty

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:08:49 -0600

chuck i've lived here my whole life and have never heard of the tokyo hotel or ginza. thanks for the tip!

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