 Workmen erecting barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at assembly center on Pomona Fair Grounds. Evacuees will be assigned later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. 4/8/42 |
The center was on the site of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. There is no historical marker at the site. It was occupied form May 7 to August 24, 1942, and held over 5,000 people (Maximum population 5,434). There are few, if any, buildings left from the original assembly center.
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