This vacant corner in Walnut Hills is getting new life
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- Patricia Feghali, UrbanCincy.com, Courier Contributor
If all goes according to plan, and Mother Nature plays nice this winter, Walnut Hills may have a brand new park in spring of 2015.
An empty lot at the corner of Stanton and McMillan, almost across from the new Fireside Pizza, is in the process of being turned into Green Man Park. Fred Orth, Walnut Hills Area Council member and neighborhood supporter extraordinaire, is spearheading the effort to not only make the lot into a public green space, but also to install a seven-foot-tall sculpted stone "green man" for which the park is named.
The enormous sculpture was carved by David Hummel in 1890 for a Walnut Hills building and ultimately watched over the area until that building was demolished in 1991. Prior to the demolition, the sculpture was rescued by a concerned citizen and has been sitting in pieces in the East End ever since.
Two weekends ago, neighborhood volunteers helped lay pavers for the new paths in the park. They used materials donated by the city of Cincinnati and equipment provided by HGC Construction. With a bit more work the park will contain several more trees, areas for seating, possibly a small performance spot and one very large green man.
An ancient symbol of rebirth and the rejuvenation of spring, the Green Man seems an appropriate symbol for Walnut Hills' fast-improving business district. Hopefully the sculpture will be there to witness another 100 years in the life of this great neighborhood.
Those who wish the support the community's efforts to build out the rest of the park, which was previously a vacant lot, can do so by donating through the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
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