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Renowned as Seattle’s most artistically eccentric community,
Fremont wavers
whimsically somewhere
in time between the 50’s, 60’s and the 23rd century.
Things to Do
at the Center of the Universe
Entering through the
gateway, the Fremont drawbridge, you’ll find a towering 53’ rocket poised for launch. From here you can easily spend hours brunching and browsing in Fremont's
deliciously fun and unusual shops or
treasure hunting the
many emporiums of
vintage clothing,
collectibles and antiques. Poke around and you’ll
find a real chocolate
factory, brave new
art galleries, several
celebrated micro-
breweries*, a fascinating
underground antique
mall, the Northwest’s
most diverse acoustic
musical instrument
shop, a working fine arts foundry, the Empty Space Theater and, on Sundays, a thriving
flea, craft and farmers' market. For food and drink you can enjoy the
European style pubs, bistros and coffee houses, or the fine ethnic and seafood restaurants.
Celebration and
Vice-versa
For most people
Fremont is synonymous with fun and mischief.
For
instance, on warm summer Saturday evenings,
adventurous people
bedecked with chairs, sofas, costumes, and
fun-attire flock to see their favorite cult and classic movies on the
big
screens of Seattle’s
only walk-in style movies. Underneath the nearby Aurora bridge you’ll
find the famous Fremont Troll in the act of devouring a little fahrvergnugen.
In fact all around Fremont sly tromp l’oiel sculptures and street
art abound.
And every year artists and Fremont
denizens gather to celebrate the muse,
first with the extravagant
Mardi-Gras style float and costume parade at the summer solstice,
and annual Fremont
Street Fair and then, on October 31st, with the
spectacular luminary
procession and mischief at Trolloween.
Another
Curious
Anomaly
According
to reliable sources Fremont lies in a special geophysical area. Stay long
enough and you too, will notice an odd gravitational effect. The inability
to stay away, the overwhelming urge to return again and again.
So when our Native Americans claim this area lies at the very Center of
the Universe, somehow we're not surprised.
Believe
It
or Not!
“Delibertus
Quirkus”
is Fremont's official
motto. It means...
“Freedom to be Peculiar”
*Recent studies have revealed that the Redhook Brewery is sitting on top of the largest proven Beer reserves in the world!