Don't just look at the people—look at the dog. I knew Waiting for the Interurban was a Fremont landmark, but I didn't realize there was a human face hiding on one of its strangest characters. I also love that the neighborhood still interacts with the sculpture, so you may find everyone dressed completely differently when you visit. Created by Seattle sculptor Richard Beyer in 1978, Waiting for the Interurban depicts six people and a dog waiting for the old Seattle–Everett Interurban, an electric trolley that once traveled through Fremont. The railway stopped running in 1939, decades before the sculpture arrived. Look closely at the dog, known as Rover. In 1998, his original face was altered to resemble Armen Stepanian, a longtime Fremont activist known for his sometimes contentious involvement in neighborhood politics. Over the years, dressing the figures has become a Fremont tradition. Costumes, signs, holiday decorations and messages regularly appear on the group, meaning the sculpture can look different every time you visit. They've been waiting for that trolley for a very long time