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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.Lenin Statue
June 20, 2008 @ 10:49 am (Updated: 10:23 am - 3/27/11 )
When the Russian Empire fell, so did the Lenin statue. Entrepreneur Lewis Carpenter fell in love with the statue's craftsmanship, mortgaged his home and lugged the big guy back to Seattle. Before Carpenter could do anything with Lenin, he died in a car accident. His family loaned out the statue to the Fremont neighborhood to help pay off the home loan. So there Lenin has stood since 1995, in the middle of Fremont, with no real owner.
Lenin is often dressed up or decorated in appropriate clothing for local events. For Gay Pride Week, he dresses in drag and he dons a star for Christmas. For more statue decoration and dress-up, check out "Waiting for the Interurban" statue near the Fremont Bridge.
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