Fremont Rocket
The Fremont Rocket is a sculpture of a rocket in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. The rocket had been displayed at an army surplus store in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood until 1991, when a news radio broadcast said the store was dismantling its "circa 1950 Cold War rocket fuselage ", prompting the Fremont Business Association to buy it for $750.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Statue of Lenin and Fremont Building.
Statue of Lenin
Work of art
The Statue of Lenin is a 16 ft bronze statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Fremont Building
Building
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The Fremont Building, also known as the Remsberg Building is a historic commercial building located at 3419 Fremont Avenue North in Seattle, Washington.
Fremont Troll
Work of art
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fremont Troll is a public sculpture in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Fremont Troll is situated 980 feet east of Fremont Rocket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fremont and Queen Anne.
Fremont
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Seattle's Fremont district, which bills itself as "The Center of the Universe", is known for its quirky atmosphere. To the east of Fremont is Wallingford, a "small town in a big city" with craftsman bungalows and a busy main street brimming with restaurants and bars.
Queen Anne
Suburb
Photo: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queen Anne is a neighborhood in northwestern Seattle, Washington. Queen Anne covers an area of 7.3 square kilometers, and has a population of about 28,000.
Wallingford
Suburb
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Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.
Fremont Rocket
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.65063° or 47° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-122.35118° or 122° 21′ 4″ westOpen location code
84VVMJ2X+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1855132272OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q17156031
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