Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall WA 98946

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Gergely K

Cute antique store to stop at and stretch your legs off you are passing by it. A little overpriced, but there are a lot of antiques. On the first floor there is an ice cream shop and fruit stand. Bathrooms were out of order but they gas station in the same parking lot had nice and clean bathrooms.

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John “American Car Prospector” Hames

Insanely great place to stop off I 90 All the in season fruits and veggies Antique store with huge inventory on second and third story Next to Shrees gas station with the big flag

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Charlie Hubbard

If you find yourself near Ellensburg with a couple of hours to spare, spend them somewhere else! Once a cherished stop for antique enthusiasts, the Thorp Fruit and Antique Mall, just west of Ellensburg, has plummeted into a disheartening mess of modern kitsch and low-quality trinkets. What used to be a haven for unique, vintage finds has morphed into a cluttered bazaar of mass-produced junk. Half the booths are now stuffed with overpriced Pop! figurines, stacks of cheap stuffed animals fresh off last week's assembly line, and literally thousands of Hot Wheels cars — many available at Walmart or Target for a fraction of the price. There are endless boxes of mostly worthless modern comic books, T-shirts printed so recently the ink is practically still wet, display cases full of crappy, mass-produced pocket knives, a sea of western apparel, and shoddy steampunk-themed items fashioned earlier this week, presumably in China. The store’s standards have utterly collapsed, with booth after booth peddling new, low-value garbage that wouldn’t pass muster at a flea market. For a true antique experience, head to the Yakima Fruit and Antique Store instead. Though smaller, it maintains integrity, offering genuine vintage items without the onslaught of Hot Wheels, comic books, Pop! figurines, or other nonsense. Thorp’s fall from grace is a sad reminder of what happens when quality is abandoned for quantity. Save your time and skip this one.