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Carlsbad Alkaline Water™ - History Since 1882
Carlsbad AlkalineWater™
2802 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008
760 434-1887
Our Unique Water History
Carlsbad Mineral Water was discovered in 1882 by Capt. John Frazier when he
drilled a well for his farm near the beach. The water cured a stomach ailment
from which Capt. Frazier had suffered for years. Intrigued, he sent samples of
the water to two independent testing laboratories in New York and Chicago.
The results showed his water was chemically very similar to the therapeutic
spring waters found in a famous European spa resort that was at that time
called Karlsbad, in the Bohemia (Today, the city is Karlovy Vary, Czech
Republic, and is still famous for its therapeutic spas.)
One of California’s real estate booms was happening at the time, and Capt.
Frazier platted his farm for a city that he called Carlsbad. He also started
bottling his water and selling it across the nation as (The American) Carlsbad
Mineral Water. He built a Victorian hotel beside his original well, and people
came from all over the world and included at least two U.S. presidents enjoy the
mineral water for drinking and for bathing, just as they would in the European
Karlsbad.
The real estate boom of the 1880s crashed, but Carlsbad’s mineral water
continued to be popular until the Great Depression, when the well was
abandoned because the owners lacked the funds for maintenance.
The well was lost until it was rediscovered in 1955 by Kay and “Chris”
Christiansen. The Christiansens wanted to restore the well and revive the
mineral-water business, but for various reasons they could not do so.
In 1991, Kay met Ludvik Grigoras, who became interested in helping her
with her dream. Ludvik had been born in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), when it was in
Czechoslovakia and under Communist rule. He escaped at the age of 18
to Germany where he lived two years and than emigrated to the United States.
From 1993 to 1996, Ludvik and his wife Veronica worked at restoring and
re-drilling the wells. By this time, Ludvik had been instrumental in forging a
sister-city relationship between his birthplace of Karlovy Vary(Carlsbad) and Carlsbad,
Calif. In late 1995, the mayor and city council of Carlsbad, along with an
official delegation from Karlovy Vary, officiated at the formal re-opening of
the Carlsbad Mineral Water. In June 1996, Carlsbad Alkaline Water™
finally after an absence of 60 years once again became available to the public.
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Carlsbad Alkaline Water Carlsbad Mineral Water Spa
2802 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone 760 434-1887