We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.

Talahi Park was the heart of developer Robert Foust’s original plan for a 100-acre subdivision called “Talahi,” which Foust claimed, was Cherokee for “in the oaks.” In fact, the Cherokee word for white oak is tă’lû’ or t’ala, and the white oak remains a dominant tree in our neighborhood. Although the Depression prevented Foust from fully realizing his grand plan for Talahi’s public park and monuments, by 1928 the Sunhouse Fountain, Papoose Park, and Panther Fountain were completed.

The decades after were not kind to these notable structures with their Art Deco elements and Cherokee symbols. Erosion, disruption from tree roots, and even some vandalism added to the damage.

With funds contributed by the neighborhood, KP-SHA completed the restoration of Papoose Park 2014 and of the Sunhouse Fountain in 2018. This final project has returned Talahi Park to its original beauty with two functioning fountains.