Waiting For The Interurban — Attraction in Seattle

An extremely unique piece located as part of a large collection of art works in the Fremont area including the Fremont troll, Fremont rocket, and the Statue of Lenin. Docking a star because there is no informational board that explains the background with some more information. However the being said, if you're in the Fremont area, you should swing by if you can and peek at the meticulously crafted statue which is an extremely unique sight to behold. May be hard to spot at first since it's between opposite directions of traffic in the...

Haha! This statue has been around longer than Fremont has been cool. Back when fremont was full of bikers -the real mean ones - and not a nice place. People used to tie balloons to it then it became the spot to decorate for a friends birthday and drive them by. Now people put n’import de quoi on it. Well it’s still a nice piece of history. There used to be pieces by the same artist st the zoo and staircase going across 15th ave ne but...

The title refers to the fact there was a streetcar line called the Interurban that ran through Fremont in the early 20th century. This statue pays tribute to that time. It's on a traffic island in the middle of N. 34th Street, just north of the Fremont Bridge. People frequently decorate the figures to honor birthdays, weddings, etc. No admission fee is required. It shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes...