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Fremont
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What Seattle neighborhood is crazy enough to buy and erect a statue of
a Soviet dictator? Well, a lot of them, actually, but Fremont beat the
rest to the punch. Once the center of Seattle’s barefoot
counter-culture in the late 60s, Fremont is now an increasingly
affluent part of town for people who want a little edge and humor in
their lives—living by Fremont’s timeless motto: “De Libertas Quirkas,”
or “Freedom to be Strange.”
In addition to Lenin, Fremont is home to the 18-foot, tourist-friendly Troll, a cold-war rocket fuselage, a historic sculpture, Waiting for the Interurban,
that is routinely dressed in amusing clothing depending on the time of
year, and a sign proclaiming Fremont to be the Center of the Universe.
Lenin might suggest an old-school left-wing attitude, but the
atmosphere is more comically anti-authoritarian and is open-minded
enough to let a recent Nazi rally march through without more than
mocking verbal harassment.
Located in north-central Seattle, Fremont has seen its outsider status morph into hipness and desirability. By treading against the grain, Fremont made itself all the more desirable and is now home to large offices of Adobe Software and Google,
along with many of their highly paid employees. |
There are a wealth of restaurants, bars, and
nightclubs for all tastes, a dense but diverse shopping district, and
one of the best Sunday markets in town, all of which make Fremont
livable in addition to entertaining. Freedom to Be Strange, but a
little bit of normal when you need it.
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