Michael Harthorne
Archie McPhee is leaving Ballard for Wallingford at the end of May.

VIDEO: In final month, Archie McPhee employees recount favorite Ballard memories

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After 10 years in Ballard, novelty purveyor Archie McPhee is down to its final month in the neighborhood.

Employees are busy packing up or selling the larger items left in the store, from a shiny rocket ship to a giant devil head to empty shelves that once held uncountable numbers of items no one knew they needed.

Archie McPhee is leaving its Market Street home for a store at the corner of 45th Avenue Northwest and Stone Way after it couldn't secure a long-term lease for its current location.

EMA wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Sad!

Ballard isn't going to be the same without the ridiculous joy that Archie McPhee brings. Everything that's great about this neighborhood is fading too quickly. That makes me so sad.

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