Category: History
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The history behind Fremont’s most divisive corner
Fremont’s iconic Lenin statue got some World Cup spirit recently, courtesy of the Fremont Arts Council. A soccer…
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A new film brings the Fremont Bridge to life
Freyja Whitney grew up in Ballard’s Sunset Hill neighborhood and would get stuck, like all locals, waiting on…
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Stone Way Rising: The block that smells amazing
We’re back again for the next installment of Stone Way Rising. The previous installments were heavy on the…
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Fremont’s mail: Then and now
If you’ve gone looking for a blue United States Postal Service mailbox in Fremont in the last year…
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House History: A Folk Victorian rarity on Phinney Avenue
Check out this latest installment of our Fremont house history series by Valarie Bunn, which covers one of…
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Ever wonder how Fremont got its name?
The answer stretches from the western frontier to Nebraska to the northwest corner of Lake Union. Local historian…
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Route 40 now stops at the Lenin statue as Fremont’s transit map shifts
A piece of Fremont transit history quietly ended this weekend when the northbound transit stop at Fremont Ave…
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House History: The Fremont home that came with an elephant
This article is the second in a series of Fremont house histories written by local historian Valarie Bunn.…
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Video Isle lives on at Scarecrow
The beloved video store that called Fremont home for nearly three decades has found a second life in…
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House History: Battlefield heroism meets alpine charm in Upper Fremont
Perched along Upper Fremont’s North 42nd Street walking route is a distinctive house at 4202 Phinney Avenue North,…
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