Lenin in Seattle!
In the list of weird things in Seattle, this easily fits in the top 10.
Right in the middle of ‘downtown’ Freemont there’s a 16 feet bronze sculpture of Lenin, the father of the Russian revolution. Imagine that, a huge bronze statue of the major communist figure in history, right in the middle of an American city! I have no idea how that was even allowed, but I love it! It just makes Seattle even cooler.
There’s a whole Wikipedia entry dedicated to the statue, take a couple of minutes and check it out, it’s pretty cool. If you live in the Seattle area, and have never seen it, you should really drive (or cycle, Freemont is really bike-friendly) and say hi to comrade Lenin. It’s right on the intersection of Evanston Ave N, N 36th St, and Fremont Place.
- Ramiro
