This bronze depiction of Vladimir Lenin was created by Slavic sculptor Emil Venkov. Originally put on display in Poprad, Slovakia in 1988, the statue weights seven tons and took ten years to finish. With an intentional depiction of Lenin as a 'violent revolutionary' instead of a benevolent leader, the statue was brought over to Seattle by the American Lewis Carpenter, who found it lying on the ground after it was nearly destroyed in a 1989 revolution. Determined to bring the statue back to the United States, Carpenter refinanced his house in order to ship it over. The statue is on display for sale to passersby, if anyone ever dares to make an offer.

While crossing over the Fremont bridge, look out for a neon sculpture of Rapunzel locked into a tower with her neon hair running down the side. It was created by local Fremont glass artist Rodman Miller.
[Photo courtesy of Paul Swortz]

One late night in 1991, a group of Scientists in Fremont decided after a few beers that the Center of the Universe was located as the intersection of Fremont Ave and N 35th Street. As a result, this signpost was constructed and has marked the 'center' of the universe ever since.

Built in 1989, the Fremont Troll was conceived as a way to revitalize the area under the Aurora Bridge, which had fallen derelict to the use of drug dealers. It took 7 weeks to build. The troll has quickly become one of Seattle's most quirky tourist attractions, with the street right in front of it even being renamed Troll Avenue in 2005. The statue depicts a large troll holding tightly onto a real Volkswagen Beetle and is made from steel rebar, concrete and wire. It was designed by four local artists.
[Photo courtesy of Jamie Campbell]

Built in 1979 by the sculptor Richard Beyer, the Interurban sculpture depicts five people and a dog waiting for Seattle's old Interurban rail line that used to run through Fremont, and which, of course, will never arrive. The statue is available to the public to decorate, which has been used over the years to celebrate birthdays, weddings and many other events.

Originally built upon AJ's Surplus in Belltown, the Rocket was salvaged by the Fremont Business Association in order to create a new "unique landmark monument." It took more than three years and several specialists, but in 1994 the Fremont Rocket finally found its place on the corner of Evanston and N 36th St. Fremont's motto, 'de Libertas Quirkas' or 'Freedom to be Peculiar' is written upon it.

Fitting in with the rocket and the Saturn found just across the block, three large planet orbs can be found outside of the neighborhood Fedex.

In 2008 a bronze statue of the famous Washington clown J.P. Patches (aka Chris Wedes) was built, alongside his sidekick Gertrude. J.P. Patches was the clown-host of a Western Washington children's TV show that ran from 1958-1981. The statue now serves in his memory, after his death in 2012.
[Photo courtesy of Phil Dougherty]