Little Tokyo listed as one of most endangered U.S. historic places

Little Tokyo, an area in downtown Los Angeles that has been home to many Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans over the past 140 years, was included in an annual list of the most endangered U.S. historic places released by a nonprofit Wednesday."Gentrification and displacement of legacy businesses due to rising rents endanger the historic character that makes Little Tokyo unique," the Washington-based National Trust for Historic Preservation said, noting that restaurants and businesses have already been forced to close or relocate.Little Tokyo, said to have emerged after Japanese immig…READ FULL ARTICLE