boardinghouse

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At Mrs. Riley’s boardinghouse, Ryui is taken under the wing of Torajiro “Jack” Baba, a cynical photographer with an avant-garde aesthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Jones, who was so brilliant in Daniel’s production of “King Hedley II” at A Noise Within is just as luminous here as the calming force at the boardinghouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

Years later, she expressed regret about the way she had depicted a Black character who lives at the boardinghouse with the protagonist.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Schwartz herself accomplishes something similar across the short subsections of each chapter, slowly and elegantly assembling a sprawling boardinghouse out of the twigs and branches of sometimes little-studied lives.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

“I’ve got a little money. Wouldn’t mind going to a boardinghouse and taking a bath,” Alex said.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson