Address: 401 W. Douglas

District: District 1

Acres: 4.21

General Information

Land for this park was acquired in 1972 from the Urban Renewal Agency. The park is named after the late A. Price Woodard, Jr. former Mayor of Wichita. It is a multi-level park, accentuated by waterfalls, fountains, pool and an amphitheater.

The landscape design for the area ranges from semi-formal in the main plaza adjacent to Douglas Avenue and the Century II Civic Center to naturalistic in those areas adjoining the river.

Amenities

• Arkansas River bicycle path
• Assembly area
• Decorative water fountain
• 3 drinking fountains

Public Art

• Interrupted Flight, sculpture by Harry Bertoia
• Sun Dial, sculpture designed/constructed by Jack Zavatsky
• Hardship and Dreams, life-size sculpture by Dorothy Koelling

Park Map

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