Monument sights in Seattle
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Fremont Rocket
Fremont has adopted this phallic and zany-looking rocket as its community totem. Constructed in the 1950s for use in the Cold War, the rocket was plagued with difficulties and never actually went anywhere, leaving the engineering team with the unfortunate problem of ‘not being able to get it up.’ Before coming to Fremont, the rocket was affixed to an army surplus store in Belltown. When the store went out of business, the Fremont Business Association snapped it up. Beneath the rocket you’ll find a coin box affixed to the building. Drop in 50 cents and the rocket will ‘launch’ by blowing a bunch of steam, but true to its under-performing nature, it won’t go anywhere.…
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Statue of Lenin
This is the latest and most controversial addition to Fremont’s collection of public art. This bronze, 16ft statue of former communist leader Vladimir Lenin weighs 7 tons. It was brought to the USA from Slovakia by an American, Lewis Carpenter, who found the statue in a scrap pile after the 1989 revolution. Carpenter spent a fortune to bring it over, sure that some crazy American would want to buy it. No one did, so here it stands biding its time in Fremont, allegedly still on sale for $250,000.
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Fremont Troll
The Fremont Troll lurks beneath the north end of the Aurora Bridge at N 36th St. The troll's creators - artists Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead - won a competition sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council in 1990. The 18ft-high cement figure snacking on a Volkswagen Beetle is now a favorite place for late-night beer drinking.
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Jimi Hendrix Statue
Guitar genius of the last century and Seattle’s favorite son, Jimi Hendrix rocks out eternally in this bronze sculpture by local artist Daryl Smith, created in 1997. Hendrix fans have been known to leave flowers, candles and notes at the base of the kneeling statue.
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