| ID Code | A-711 |
|---|---|
| Photographer | Shigeo Hayashi |
| Provider | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Location | Kamiya-cho, Hondori areas |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 620 |
| Description | Shimomura Jewelers Location: Hirataya-cho (now, Hondori) Distance from hypocenter: approx. 620m Established in 1873, Shimomura Jewelers built this new store in 1928. One of the first stores to be constructed of ferro-concrete, its clock tower with clocks on all four sides was eye-catching. However, since the structure lacked internal support pillars, the side walls gave way under the atomic blast. The second floor and clock tower remained erect on the pulverized first floor, as if sitting on an incline. Building Crushed and Tilted by the Blast 620m from the hypocenter Hirataya-cho, Shimomura Jewelers early October 1945 The roofs, windows, doors, and even the interior furniture and fixtures of ferro-concrete buildings in the vicinity of the hypocenter were crushed, blown apart, then reduced to ashes by the conflagration that followed immediately after the explosion. Even building interiors over 1 kilometer away were destroyed by fire. The first floor of this building was smashed. Only the second floor remained, with its arched windows and clock tower wreckage leaning precariously. |