The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Army Post Exchange (PX) in Converted Japanese Building, Occupation Era

U.S. Army Post Exchange (PX) in Converted Japanese Building, Occupation Era

This photograph shows a U.S. Army Post Exchange, or 'PX,' operating out of a converted Japanese building with its traditional tiled roof still intact. Facilities like this provided American servicemen stationed in Japan with everyday goods and services during the postwar occupation, reflecting the adaptive reuse of existing Japanese structures by occupation forces. Project: 218164