Sakura Square, the block in downtown Denver that has acted as a center for Japanese American culture in the city, is crumbling.
In the last year, the block’s owners installed unsightly metal scaffolding around the building, which houses mainstays like Pacific Mercantile Company, Sakura House and JJ Bistro.
“It is starting to crumble,” said Joni Sakaguchi, the board president of the Sakura Foundation, which owns Sakura Square. “It’s very safe in here. But we can’t get rid of the scaffolding.”…