Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California, is about
three miles or so from my home. Being a Boomer in
post-war California, it was pointed out to me many
times that there were buildings otherwise known as
Quonset (sp?) Huts that were used to house the
internees. You still see them to this day, though
they have been converted to other buildings.
The ones I have seen and can readily recognize are
made of a kind of corrugated steel or aluminum. They
have an extended "igloo" kind of look to them. Sort
of like a kind of cake log, maybe. Hard to describe.
I encourage you to check with the Japanese National
Museum. They can probably give you more details.
--- "Brian D. Joyner" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> John, the residential building followed US Army
> barracks design, using wood
> and tar paper, so check records related to army
> architecture and
> construction, since they handled the construction of
> the relocation centers
> in the seven states (Arizona, Arkansas, California,
> Colorado, Idaho, Utah,
> and Wyoming). There is a joint project with
> University of Arkansas Little
> Rock and the Japanese American National Museum
> called "Life Interrupted:
> Japanese American Experience in World War II
> Arkansas"
> http://www.lifeinterrupted.org, which may have
> resources for you. Also
> there is Jeffery Burton et al, Confinement and
> Ethnicity: An Overview or
> Japanese American World War II Relocation Sites, put
> out by the National
> Park Service. This contains drawings and images,
> but the plans themselves
> should be available at the National Archives.
>
> Brian D. Joyner
> Office of Diversity and Special Projects
> National Center for Cultural Resources
> 202.354.2276
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> John Martinson
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> I am looking for anyone who is familiar with the
> Japanese Internment
> (concentration) camps
> that were built ca. 1940-42 for thousands of
> Japanese Americans.
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> I am specifically interested in the construction of
> the buildings,
> especially the warehouses. I can find nothing on
> the Minidoka (Hunt,
> Idaho) in the National Archives such as blue prints
> and construction
> plans.
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> Is there anyone with knowledge of historical
> warehouses and the
> structure of these buildings? I could forward you
> jpg pictures showing
> the interior/exterior of our specific warehouse if
> that would help.
> Thanks in advance.
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> John Martinson
> Museum Specialist
> BOR / Snake River Area Office
> Boise, ID
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