Fremont Troll
N 36th St
(at Under the Aurora Bridge)
Seattle,
WA
98103
47.6506
-122.3469
Neighborhoods: Lake Union, Fremont
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The View
This gnarled, two-ton rock sculpture anchors its eccentric neighborhood. One of Fremont's most beloved pieces of art, this funky fellow--jointly created by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead--livens up a useless spot that might otherwise be an eyesore.
The Experience
The troll may be gruff, gray and greedily clutching a VW bug, but he's not scaring anybody. People scale his giant knuckles, scraggly hair and crooked nose. His three-humans-tall, six-humans-wide concrete body quietly tolerates the endless wear. He even makes an annual October bow, in costume, as the kickoff point for Fremont's "Trolloween" celebration walk. When the Aurora Bridge escaped the 1996 mudslides, Fremont folks credited their troll.
User Reviews
sione
March 26, 2007
The Fremont Troll is a good illustration of what a quirky, eclectic, and random neighborhood Fremont is. It's not one of those sites that you will spend a great deal of time at. It's the kind of thing that is really cool to see and take a couple pictures at, then move on. Visitors to the city enjoy checking it out and it's a fun and different tourist shot from the typical "Space Needle shot", the "Pike Place Market Pig-and-you shot", and such. Its size is impressive (it's got an actual VW Beetle under one hand) and it could be fun to climb on for a few and it is just a couple blocks from Fremont's shopping, dining, and drinking district(s). Definitely check it out if you haven't already.
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binman69
November 20, 2006
not a place you need to spend more than a few minutes, but for what it is, it is still entertaining. i showed my mom and she thought it was neat....not earth shattering but still kinda funny and neat
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kee22
November 19, 2006
I think that the Troll is cool..it's not something that you see everywhere. It's not the best thing to see in Seattle, but it's free. In that light, I think that it's worth seeing/showing people.
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