Yardbirds Mall

Yard Birds is a nostalgic dream. Cluttered stuff of the past! I imagine if you look harder you will discover some unique gems, at the best price ever. Everything is cheap — but that doesn’t mean the stuff is. Go with 20 dollars and you probably only spend maybe half of it, unless you hit gold. There is a grocery store attached and also some café and i guess a shanks now?. The whole place is reminiscent of the garage sales in the 90s. Most of the vendors are nice people with personalities. I like going here because of the infinite possibilities of finding absolutely anything. The big bird is cool too! They have dvds, books, furniture, vintage books, clothing, vhs, vinyl records, shelves, jewelry, mirrors, video games of older generations, toys if its old its here.

I have absolutely ZERO idea how to go about describing this place.
Basically, I’m rendered wordless.
If forced, I would call it a bizarre bazaar.
This place looks like America imitating a Third World country.
It’s like Walmart, yet lacking the sophistication, charm and allure.
If you are looking for something, look for it here.
I dare you. I double-​dog dare you.
At the very least, swing off I-​5 for 10 minutes and get your picture taken with the giant bird.
Actually, I kind of like this place. On the other hand, this is probably Martha Stewart’s personal vision of Hell.

This place is bonkers! We’ve seen the signs when driving through Chehalis, but I never realized that Yard Birds was an insane super-​swap-​meet and grocery outlet store. But really, that doesn’t even begin to do it justice — you just have to go and see it.
It’s a huge open space inside and seems like it was once a shopping mall or big-​box store or something. The main floor is divided by wooden corrals into seller stalls, which may or may not be open on any given day. We stopped in on Memorial Day and 90% of the stalls were closed, but you may have better results on a weekend day. It’s incredibly frustrating to see awesome stuff inside the closed stalls and know that there’s no way to get to it, especially since almost none of the sellers leave signs with contact info (or seem to have an online presence). So prepare to have your heart broken by tantalizing glimpses of closed-​off areas!
Most of the stalls are just random piles of stuff ‘n’ junk, although some are more nicely displayed and look more like an antique mall stall. The large bookstore/​trinket shop called Community Thrift, right as you come in, is more organized and has tons of books for amazingly cheap prices, especially if you like upcycling old books and magazines for craft projects.
There were more permanent stores against the outer walls and on the second floor, as well as a smallish open arcade on the main floor. The attached grocery store is kind of depressing and more like a grocery outlet, but there did seem to be one or two food places within Yard Birds, if you’re into that.
Because so many of the stalls were closed, we didn’t get to go into many of the little shops, so we didn’t find anything here to buy, but you’d probably have better luck on a Saturday or Sunday. It’s worth a visit if you’re in Chehalis, anyway, because what else are you gonna do there?

I am not a frequent Yardbirds denizen, but I know it’s not «mainly empty», at least on the main level. It’s packed!
The theatre area has been been taken over by Shankz, a black light mini-​golf course and arcade. There is a second arcade in the mall proper with 20+ games and 3 pinball tables between them.
There are lots of vendors: books, videos, games, electronics, gifts, and housewares. There are a few kiosks of «all of the above, with no organization» that I avoid. Prices and vendors are reasonable, on the whole.

Nothing really great to speak of. Its mainly empty.

This place is still open? I thought they closed it down because of a flood years ago.
This place was awesome. They had everything we needed when we went camping. I always got my rubber boots here.
Memories!
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