uncanny copy of Stephanian’s face.  Cast in 1979, Beyer’s cast aluminum statue called “Waiting for the Interurban” has attracted a cult following in Fremont.  The permanent home of the statue is on the south side of N. 34th Street, just east of the northern end of the Fremont Bridge.  However, during the summer of 2006 the statue was moved to the Historical House, to remain safe as construction disrupted the surface streets surrounding the Fremont Bridge.  The statue depicts six people and the infamous dog standing under a shelter waiting for the Interurban, a trolley that connected the University District to Ballard before the Metro bus system began.  Often Fremont residents dress the figures in clothing to suit the season.  For example, when the Huskies have an important football game, UW fans adorn the figures in purple and gold gear.  However, not all the “art attacks” have such light-hearted motives.  In mid-May 2004 Fremont residents placed bags over the heads of the statues in protest of the treatment Iraqi prisoners were subjected to by American troops.  Fremont residents eagerly await the conclusion of the Fremont Bridge construction, and the return of the “Waiting for the Interurban Statue” to its home. (--MD)