when 40 businesses operated along a two-block stretch of East First Street between Los Angeles Street and Central Avenue.

at the Fountain Valley location in 2021.He crossed the country twice before deciding on opening his first Cream Pan Bakery in Tustin in 2002.

In a 2021 interview with The Rafu Shimpo.Other selections by the Yelp reviewers include Leonards Bakery (http://leonardshawaii.Rafu Senior EditorCream Pan Bakery of Tustin was honored as the best bakery in California this week.

and also has locations in Fountain Valley and Lomita.Thank you so much for supporting this bakery shop! This helps get our name out there.

He spent two months there before getting hired as the head and only baker in Brookline.

(Photo by Eric Hayashi)By GWEN MURANAKA.have become anchors of our community.

watching the lively Nisei Week Parade.These six businesses alone have a combined history of over 300 years.

Looking at the pictures of First Street and then looking right out the window to the exact same spot gave us such a direct comparison of then and now.that corner is home to Chase Bank.