| Description |
View west toward the hypocenter area from Hondori Street (former Harimaya-cho). This photo was taken from the vicinity of the Kishida Photo Studio, which was located in Hondori Street (former Harimaya-cho) and run by the photographer Mr. Kishida. From left to right are the Imperial Bank Hiroshima Branch, Sanwa Bank Hiroshima Branch, Yasuda Seimei Life Insurance Hiroshima Branch, Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the Atomic Bomb Dome), Sumitomo Bank Hiroshima Branch, and Geibi Bank Head Office. Because of the hot and smoldering embers, people could not enter the burnt ruins. The military, fire brigade, and police were out clearing the streets. |
