Map of Trent Alley

ID: 5386 ~ Source: Map courtesy of Issei: A History of Japanese Immigrants in North America.
This file appears in: The Unlawful Arrest and Detainment of Frank Hirata

This hand drawn map shows the many Chinese and Japanese businesses that made up Trent Alley in 1910 including the Clem hotel.

This file appears in: The Unlawful Arrest and Detainment of Frank Hirata

By Mary R. Bass
Kazuma “Frank” Hirata was a prominent member of Spokane’s Japanese-American community. During the 1930s he was the manager of the Spokane Vegetable Growers Association, a critical organization for the Japanese community’s economic success in the…