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Swedish flag missing from Bergen Place

Posted by Geeky Swedes on November 6th, 2009

The Swedish flag has mysteriously vanished from Bergen Place Park.

Victoria from the Friends of Bergen Place emailed us this morning. She says that although the flag has been down several days, she was just made aware of it yesterday. “We are working to resolve this immediately.” She says that “outraged Swedes” have complained to the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Chamber of Commerce and to Victoria herself. “One way or another a Swedish flag will fly again by the end of the day today,” she says. People are welcome to report Bergen Place issues to Victoria at v.sangrey@comcast.net or Aaron Bert of Seattle Parks at Aaron.Bert@seattle.gov.

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  • boardbrown
    Suddenly, my imagination is running wild with "outraged Swedes"...
  • vestlandsjenta
    chockerande!
  • tjuagutt
    Mener du sjokkerende?

    What Bergen Place needs is a Bergen flag like this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/eckligt/119973174/...

    The other Scandinavian flags can hang somewhere else.
  • vestlandsjenta
    Ja, sjølvsagt! Menn eg tenkt å prøve til skrive litt på svensk!
  • motorrad
    It is covering the ceiling or wall of a ballard teenager with oblivious parents.
  • ballardmike
    I need something to wipe pigeon crap off my car.... sorry, will wash and return.
  • SwedishG
    If i have to paint my body blue and yellow, and climb up that pole I'll do it! Scandinavia's elite must be represented!!
  • Jules
    I have a Swedish flag, and a Swedish windsock...but they are smaller than the other flag sup there, or I'd offer.
  • beatrice
    There are lots of people from all differnt nations living in Ballard now. How about flagpoles for everyone!
  • Jules
    Sure! And while we're at it, let's take down all the signs in Asian lettering in the International District! Not everyone who lives there is Asian.
  • robotspider
    Hahahahahahaha! Thank you! I needed a good laugh.
  • SPG
    If only there was a place where one could get a Swedish flag, perhaps a retail establishment of some kind, maybe even one on Market Street...oh, yeah...right.

    http://www.myballard.com/2009/01/17/another-eco...
  • Jules
    Touche! Just goes to show you how desperate some people are for a Swedish Flag. Actually, I bought quite a few Norwegian and Swedish flags in there...I was sad to see it go.

    I sincerely dount that it was stolen by any naughty Norski's at the Sons of Norway, though.
  • bmvaughn
    Beat me to it...
  • Computrav
    Maybe someone is borrowing it for the weekend to bring to Houston to support the Sounders in the 2nd leg of the West Conference Semifinals? (Swedish Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is on the team) :)
  • ClosetDane
    The word on the street is that a Norwegian and a Dane conspired to make it disappear while trying to put the blame on the Fremont Troll.
  • kim
    it takes a swede to bring it to the attention of the staff.
  • ballardrocksnow
    It matters not. Since the Oresund link was completed 9 years ago, all of Scandinavia is Danish once again.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresund_Bridge
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