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The Fremont Neighborhood in Seattle is Founded in 1888

Each neighborhood of Seattle proudly waves the banner of its unique name, and yet many were named in a similar way:  by real estate investors.   Fremont in Seattle was also named by real estate investors.  What made the Seattle neighborhood called Fremont stand out from others, was its good location, its jump-start after Seattle’s Great Fire of 1889, and its vigorous developers who utilized the growing streetcar system to advantage.

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Fremont Public Art: The Medalist Statue

The Medalist is an eleven-foot-high figure created from partially-fused medals donated by runners.

This artwork was created to celebrate that the Brooks Running Shoe Store moved its headquarters to 3400 Stone Way in Fremont. About 1,073 race medals were donated and each donor filled out a form telling when and where they received the medal and the story of their participation in that race. The donation forms were collected into a book which is on display inside of the store.

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Fremont Public Art: The Berlin 1936 Crew Racer

The Data 1 office building at 744 North 34th Street was completed in 2017 and has outdoor artworks on each side of the building. At one side, underneath the Aurora Bridge, is a fragment of the Berlin Wall which tells of the triumph of the human spirit when Communism fell in 1989.

At the other corner of the Data 1 building (on the left as you look at it) is a metal sculpture of a man holding an oar,

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Fremont Public Art: The Space Sculpture

At the Fremont Space Building, 600 North 36th Street (northeast corner of Evanston Ave North) planetary orbs hang like lanterns and a sidewalk mosaic of paint & glasswork depicts the galaxy. The artist is Jessica Randall & the Fremont Arts Council for work at this building owned by Brian Regan, wo also owns the Saturn Building at 3417 Evanston Avenue North.

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The Fremont Historical Society is dedicated to building awareness and appreciation of the history of a unique and early Seattle neighborhood. FHS enriches the community through education in the areas of cultural, political and social history. Through research, documentation, display and promotion, FHS encourages scholarship and accessibility to materials and research which tell the story of the Fremont neighborhood.

 

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*1937 Photos Courtesy of Puget Sound Regional Branch,
Washington State Archives

Digitization of 1937 photos by Heather McAuliffe

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