Home Snapshots In Time Snapshots in Time: Henry Chin, a Chinatown cook, shows his room at... Snapshots in Time: Henry Chin, a Chinatown cook, shows his room at the Republic Hotel. Photographer and date unknown. By Hiroki Sakamoto - March 4, 2017 934 Henry Chin, a Chinatown cook, shows his room at the Republic Hotel. Small single room occupancy (SRO) hotels were once the norm in the International District. Photographer and date unknown. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Snapshots In Time: Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union CEO Richard Romero (center) cuts a ribbon at the grand opening of SMCU’s Beacon Hill branch in... Snapshots In Time: Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union staff, partners, and supporters hold the Juntos Avanzamos (“Together We Advance”) flag at the grand opening of... Snapshots in Time: Hideo Hoshide – Scout Coordinator for the Japanese Baptist Church and Japanese Boy Scout Troop 53, holds the troop’s flag. Photo... Advertisements