Seattle Trolls!
Seattle’s troll fever isn't just folklore—it’s modern art magic on a huge scale. Here’s what you need to know about the beloved trolls making chatter around the Greater Seattle area: 🧌 What Are the Trolls? Seattle’s original icon, the Fremont Troll , is an 18‑foot concrete sculpture clutching a VW Beetle under the Aurora (George Washington Memorial) Bridge. Created in 1990 to limit loitering under the bridge, it has since become a cultural emblem created by artists Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter, and Ross Whitehead. In 2023, Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo and a team of about 200 volunteers brought a new wave of trolls to the Puget Sound region as part of the “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” project—a fun, sustainable installation built entirely from recycled wood and drift materials. Why Are They There? Fremont Troll : Commissioned by the Fremont Arts Council to transform a neglected under‑bridge area into creative public art, discourage litt...