
The Fremont Troll
The Volkswagen-devouring 16-foot troll under the Aurora Bridge in Fremont was created in 1990 by a quartet of artists whose scale model won by a 2-to-1 ratio over three finalists when 1,300 Fremont residents cast their votes. An art critic once described the troll as a "cement monstrosity" but tell that to all those picture-takers. Read story.