Japanese Chinese Tea Gardens,SA, TX by weesel
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If the name seems confused, so is the history.
These gardens were an old quarry. One of the city bigwigs got the idea to convert them into Japanese-style gardens complete with tea house. All was fine until, you guessed it, Dec. 7, 1941.
Suddenly 'Japanese' was O U T, so they became the Chinese Tea Gardens. As the years went by, the gardens became neglected to the point that the water began to leak out. They are now pretty much bone dry. Still nice, but a faded glory of what they once were I am sure. No money for everything, so I suppose these got short shrift because they were/are a free amenity. No admission charged.
Now if only they can find a corporate sponsor . . .
Let's take a stroll whereever you see an expanse of concrete try to think "Water."
Enjoy; thanks for viewing and get your virtual walking shoes ready. Forget the beach clogs.
Comments (8)
b2amphot
A very beautiful spot... and excellent shot. Should have named it "Bureaoucracy In Action".
cynlee
yep... wasn't that long ago... bet it was gorgeous when there was water & koi! :]
SNAKEY
It's a shame if the name had to be changed to prove a point. Nevertheless, the details and the picture both are worth looking.:O))
Michelle A.
Still beautiful.... a wonderful shot and story....
lionking123
Such a lovely place...to be..
weesel
Snakey, Youhave to go back into the minds of the people who changed the name and the politics of those days. It's understandable that no one would want to be reminded of Japanese anything after a devastating sneak attack. Also, Japan had been at war they started in China since about 1933. The renaming wiped out the name of a now-hated foe (ca. 1941) and showed support for another victim of Japanese agreession. It's easy to judge, incorrectly, motives from more than 60 years ago. (At one point, there was talk about cutting down the Japanese cherry trees in Washington D.C. Cooler heads prevailed.) The gardens can always be renamed. At least they weren't filled in as a landfill. Thus we still have a nice place to tour!
Stringy
Hope you find a sponsor. This looks like a little treasure. Lovely shot!
Metonicus
So here it is. I was watching a show on japanese planes during WWII and they showed the plant where the Zeros were made. There was a huge Mitsubishi sign complete with the red tripple diamond Samurai family logo. Strange how soon we forget. On a similar note, it's good we didn't round up all the Muslims in the US after the September 11th, 2001 attack. Everyone seems to have cooled down enough to realize that it's really only a small pocket of Muslim extremist fundamentalist who orchestrated that attack and no US Muslims have conducted any attacks and mosques are still happily popping up around the country. It's great to see a country grow and mature.