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Part
Title
SIRLES-007 Front
Date(s)
- c. 1971 (Creation)
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Scope and content
- Yard Birds, in the Chehalis/Centralia area, began as the Two Yard Birds Surplus in 1947. By 1958 it was known as Yard Birds, and in 1959 a sister store called Seamart was added in Olympia. Another Yard Birds store opened in Shelton in 1979. The firm was known for its eclectic merchandise and the very large bird statues out front. The last Yard Birds closed in 1995. circa 1971.
- Printed on front: Yard Birds