More changes continued:
reserved until later. However, it could increase the play of those who have given up because of the hills.
Durand's Beauty:
Alvan R. Grant, former County Director of Parks, in a brief pamphlet on the history of Durand Eastman Park prepared in 1971 had this to say: The area contained in the 500 acres of Durand Eastman Park originated as a delta deposited by the Genesee River; subsequent stream erosion produced a series of steep-side narrow valleys. At the time of its acquisition in 1908 for park purposes.. .most of the cultivated land had been abandoned due to the low productivity of the soil.. .An important contribution to the present stabilization of erosion with grass and vegetation was made some years ago, when carloads of manure were brought in from the Buffalo stockyards to build up the humus content of the soil. Durand is probably the most picturesque of all Rochester's parks. Very little has been done to change the natural configuration of the land, and the planting was undertaken to show every tint of green in spring and summer and every hue of autumn color. In this park there are 15,000 coniferous evergreens, 1000 mixed plums, 60 varieties of Japanese trees, with about 200 plants, 3000 azaleas and rhododendrons, a collection of 200 different species and varieties of willows, and 66 species and varieties of poplars. The total of all trees and shrubs set in Durand Eastman Park is about 500,000. In 1921 about 300 larch and tupelo trees were planted on the east side of Pine Valley Road. South of the zoo (no longer in existance) about seven acres have been planted to a collection of 62 species and varieties of crabapples and 39 species and varieties of pears." It seems unreal today but almost all of the trees in Durand Eastman Park and along the fairways of the Durand Eastman Golf Course were deliberately planted over a period of years. It just didn't happen naturally. Abounding In wildlife--deer, ducks, geese, and with a wide variety of birds of all sizes--Durand Eastman Golf Course and Durand