Chrisshun Cox, longtime president the Melrose-Mercy/Pine Acres Neighborhood Association, wanted to represent the history of her neighborhood. Her design includes Mercy Hospital, along with a pine tree. The artwork appears on the neighborhood's tile-covered concrete monoliths.

"It was the only African-American hospital," Cox said.

Mercy Hospital closed in 1966 after serving for decades as the primary hospital for black residents. The city purchased the building in 1998, and the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center opened at the site in 2004.

The pine tree on the logo represents "everlasting," Cox said.