Editing Vulcan statue (section)

===Atop Red Mountain===
It was not until 1936 that the statue found a suitable home, thanks to the [[Works Progress Administration]], which partially funded a new park in the city at the top of [[Red Mountain (Alabama)|Red Mountain]].  A {{convert|126|ft|m|1|adj=on}} pedestal was built of local [[sandstone]], and ''Vulcan'' was hoisted into place.  A new spear was fabricated to be held high in his right hand while his left hand held a hammer at his side.  ''Vulcan'' was repainted in an aluminum like finish. The statue's naked [[buttocks]] have been a source of humor for many years. A novelty song, "Moon Over Homewood," refers to the fact that the statue "[[mooning|moons]]" the neighboring suburb of [[Homewood, Alabama]].<ref name="times">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-birmingham-vulcan-20150412-story.html|title=Birmingham's Vulcan statue, often the butt of jokes, remains well-loved|work=Los Angeles Times|date= April 12, 2015|first=John M. |last=Glionna}}</ref>

A nine-day festival commenced on May 7, 1939 to dedicate Vulcan Park.  Evelyn Tully was crowned  the Vulcan Queen.   Guests of honor included the foundrymen who originally cast ''Vulcan''.  A crowd of 5,000 was present for the opening night of the festival.

In 1938 a challenge was sent out to hundreds of engineers and architects throughout the Southeast to design the base and park area.  There were hundreds of submissions but a little known draftsman by the name of Carl Franklin Edins from Birmingham, Alabama was unanimously declared the winner.

To take full advantage of ''Vulcan''{{'}}s position overlooking Birmingham, the city's [[Junior Chamber of Commerce]] in 1946 made the statue into a symbol for [[road safety]].  His spear was replaced by a [[neon lamp|neon]] torch that glowed green, except during the 24&nbsp;hours following a fatal traffic accident, when it glowed red. The spear was restored after the 1999–2004 restoration.

In 1949, ''Vulcan'' got new neighbors, when two television stations, [[WVTM|WAFM-TV (now WVTM)]] and [[WBRC]] located their studios and towers on Red Mountain.