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Quote: Originally Posted by RayJordan Those are both good sources to go to. I am assisting the Japanese Tea Garden koi pond restoration project with some koi /pond issues here in San Antonio. Looking at some pre-WWII. photos There were some type of carp and maybe even koi in the pond before the war. Wheather they were truely koi or not is hard to determine from old and poorly preserved B/W photos. There were definately koi in the pond from the mid 60's when color photos were made. The historical societies says that koi have been in the pond since before WWII. Maybe I can find out more at some point. Japanese Tea Garden, San Antonio, Texas on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Here is a link to the Garden History

Ray,
Id you are referring to the Japanse sunken Gardens next to Brackenridge Park, I remember hearing that the landscaper of Japanese decent had koi in those gardens prior to WW II...but it has been 20 years and I may have that wrong. I remember taking the sky ride in Brackenridge Park and seeing the huge koi below in those gardens.....of course "huge" is relative but they sure seemed large back then (86 - 87 ish).

I'll see what I can dig up on that. Cheryl may know more as well since she grew up there..


Steve