Chaz Anderson, 7, of Seattle, takes a climb up the Troll sculpture beneath the Aurora Bridge in Fremont.


An authentic statue of Vladimir Lenin, rescued from Eastern Europe, now stands at the corner of 36th and Evanston in Fremont.

Valerie and Al Parisi met when the Parisi Brothers Calzones undertaking was just beginning. She was a neighbor and could see they needed help. "I became one of the Parisi 'brothers!'" she said. They were married 10 years ago and their family and family of food-booth businesses have grown.

Parisi meets at a local coffee shop with the Fremont FairŐs merchandiser, John Gallant, to talk about their plans for the fair. "The secret of what we do, if we do it well, is being invisible to the public," Parisi says.

Parisi is almost as much of a community fixture in Fremont as "Waiting for the Interurban," by artist Richard Beyer.

Just northwest of the Fremont Bridge, Al Parisi and Suzie Burke share side-by-side offices. Burke is a well-known Fremont activist, entrepreneur and supporter of many causes, including the Fremont Fair.

Eight-year-old Angela slides down the railing outside Spruce Street School, where she is in second grade. Al drives his daughter to school every morning.

Tie dyes are alive and well at Fremont's Sunday Market.

Armen Napoleon Stepanian, once known as the "Mayor of Fremont," sits at the "Waiting for the Interurban" sculpture. The face of the dog in the sculpture is said to be modeled after Stepanian, a lampoon that does not amuse the man who also considers himself the "Christopher Columbus of curb collection."

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Mannequins get their morning primping from Imogen Love at Glamorama in Fremont.

John Walsh shapes hot glass at his Edge of Glass Gallery where professional artists and beginners alike can create works of art.

Television sets become art in this Fremont installation.

Mark and Margaret Freeman use a pint-sized tug boat to get from their tug boat company in Fremont to their houseboat on Lake Union.

Peter Miramontez greases the gears deep inside the Fremont Bridge. About 35,000 cars and trucks use the bridge every day. And because it's the lowest of the city's draw bridges, it must open more than any other span, a convenience for boaters but a hassle for drivers.

A rower guides his shell beneath the Fremont Bridge in the early morning. Adobe Systems, the California-based software company, is constructing a new home just east of the Seattle landmark.

Joel Hurd takes one down and passes it around at the Red Hook Brewery in Fremont. The microbrewer has grown since crafting its first beer in 1982. The company opened a new facility in 1987, and also operates the popular Trolleyman Pub.

Isaac Elon Marshall puts the finishing touches on a harp, built at Dusty Strings, a Fremont company for 15 years.

Mike Schell of Seattle concentrates on his morning paper at Still Life in Fremont Coffeehouse, a popular local hangout.

Street singer Jonny Hahn was originally attracted to Fremont for its earthiness, but now laments the neighborhood's "kitsch-a-fication."

Gary Davis of Seattle walks his dog, Partner, through the Fremont neighborhood, an area that bills itself as the "Center of the Universe."