9. The JOEL HURT PARK,

occupying the block bounded by Gilmer and Courtland Sts. and Edgewood Ave., is a vivid green triangle in this section of high buildings and crowded traffic. Twenty-one full-grown trees, including live oaks, magnolias, sugar maples, willows, and water oaks, have been placed about the grounds, as well as scores of evergreen shrubs. A large fountain is illuminated at night by a battery of multi-colored lights that play constantly over the spouts and veils of water. The combination of changing water patterns and colors—from lilac and blue to rose—complete their cycle in about 20 minutes.

The site of this city park and a sum of $50,000 were acquired in 1940 in exchange for the old city hall property at Marietta and Forsyth Streets. The park was constructed with the aid of funds from the Work Projects Administration and the Hurt Memorial Association. William C. Pauley landscaped the park as a setting for the Joel Hurt Fountain, designed by the Atlanta sculptor Julian Harris and presented to the city by the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation.

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