▁a ▁public ▁sculpt ure ▁in ▁the ▁F rem ont ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Art ists ▁and ▁insp iration ▁The ▁T roll ▁was ▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁four ▁local ▁artists : ▁Steve ▁Bad anes , ▁Will ▁Martin , ▁Don na ▁Walter , ▁and ▁Ross ▁White head . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁t roll ▁living ▁under ▁a ▁bridge ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁( N or weg ian ) ▁fol kl ore . ▁ ▁The ▁artists ▁have ▁copy right ▁to ▁the ▁T roll ▁images . ▁They ▁have ▁su ed ▁business es ▁that ▁use ▁its ▁image ▁commer cially ▁without ▁written ▁permission . ▁Post cards , ▁be er , ▁and ▁other ▁products ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁artists ▁are ▁commer cially ▁available , ▁and ▁use ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁F rem ont ▁Arts ▁Council ▁launched ▁an ▁art ▁competition ▁whose ▁partial ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁re h abil itate ▁the ▁area ▁under ▁the ▁bridge , ▁which ▁was ▁becoming ▁a ▁dump ing ▁ground ▁and ▁haven ▁for ▁drug ▁deal ers . ▁The ▁piece , ▁built ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁won ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁segment ▁of ▁Aur ora ▁Avenue ▁North ▁under ▁the ▁bridge , ▁running ▁down hill ▁from ▁the ▁T roll ▁to ▁North ▁ 3 4 th ▁Street ▁was ▁renamed ▁" T roll ▁Avenue " ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁sculpt ure . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1