Grand Avenue was the street in Phoenix. (There are technically a few other Phoenixes, though you're right, not very populous. [img]smile.gif[/img] I think the main reason I threw in "AZ" is because nowadays, the Phoenix metro area is probably over twice as big as Phoenix proper. Back in the '40s I'm sure you actually had to drive to get between two of the towns in the Phoenix area, instead of just crossing the street.)

Grand Avenue actually runs diagonally just FYI; you could Google Maps or Mapquest it to see the layout. I THINK it runs northwest to southeast, but am not sure about that.

http://www.azcentral.com/culturesaz/...iahistory.html
http://www.azcentral.com/culturesaz/...nternment.html
http://studentmedia.vpsa.asu.edu/web...212/japan.html

(And they say there were only two camps so you're probably right on that front. The Gila River camp would have been the one nearer, but it's possible the internees were sent to either camp; I haven't read up on it.)

I remember something or other about there being a flower- or plant-shop owner who was on the East side of Grand Avenue just recently retiring; very sad, though I likely botched up the details.

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