Which, of course, is what He did. Dinsmoor with his very young second wife. Thus the Garden of Eden is here, in a small prairie town in central Kansas, on a quiet residential street. Above them on tall concrete pillars are the Devil, frolicking concrete children, and two love storks. To the left, high in the air, an all-seeing concrete eye watches over the Garden.
Biblical scenes mingle with political messages.
In the back yard, Labor is crucified while a banker, lawyer, preacher and doctor nod approvingly. On one pillar, an octopus representing monopolies and trusts grabs at the world. A soldier and a child are trapped in two of its tentacles. Labor Crucified at the Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas. The creator of this ivy-covered concrete and limestone utopia was pioneer showman Samuel Dinsmoor.