The Slovenian Cultural Garden was dedicated on 4 December, 1932. Shortly therafter it incorporated the Serbian and Croatian ethnic groups and became the Yugoslavian Cultural Garden. The main section of the garden, with busts of Bishop Baraga (Slovenian), Bishop Njegosh (Serbian), and Archbishop Strossmayer (Croatian), was to stand as a symbol for Panslavism. However, an agreement with the Croatian community was never reached and Strossmayer's bust never joined his fellow Slavs in the garden. Therefore making the plans for the allegorical "symbol of Yugoslavia" statue a failure.

"Panslavian Themes Rules in Garden", 16 July, 1937 article (Plain Dealer Morgue)

"Unveil Satue in Yugoslav Garden Thanksgiving Day", 24 November, 1936 article (Plain Dealer Morgue)