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Two story red brick commercial building. Antonio Laboroi. This building has been Fish Market since it was built. In 1922 business was purchased from F.M. Arioshi Originally owned by known as the Helper the fish market by Kay Amano and his wife Masa Amano. The Amano family lived in part of the upstairs and utilized the rest as a small boarding house, primarily for Japanese roomers. The fish market was patronized by Japanese and non-Japanese alike, and was particularly popular with the sizeable Catholic population in Carbon County. The fish were imported by rail express daily from Galvaston, Texas; Seattle Washington; and San Pedro, Calif. The Amanos also handled many Japanese specialty foods and did much of their business by truck in the surrounding coal camps. The fish market remained in operation until 1954. The downstairs portion is. presently a business office with an apartment(s) upstairs. The lower front façade has been somewhat modified.
60 South Main Street in the Helper Commercial District in Helper, Utah


