Olympic Bricks opens Port Angeles location

Published 1:30 am Friday, April 3, 2026

PORT ANGELES — A new business is offering a place for Lego lovers in Port Angeles.

Olympic Bricks hosted its grand opening March 27 at 118 N. Laurel St.

“The grand opening went much better than expected,” co-owner Aimee Dixon said. “The community is amazing. I don’t know what I love more, the Lego side of it or hearing personal stories from people.”

Dixon, who opened the store with her wife, Jenifer Tella, said owning a Lego store has always been a dream of hers.

“I think technology has gotten very advanced and people are always scrolling,” she said. “Lego helps you create. It’s not easy, I have to think to do it. It takes time, and you’re left with something you’ve created.”

Dixon said she was inspired by a cousin who teaches children with autism and uses Legos in lessons.

While Olympic Bricks is not directly affiliated with Lego, the Port Angeles company is working through the process of becoming affiliated and only buys or sells Lego-branded sets.

“I have different sites I use to find sets,” Dixon said. “Family members across the country also search for sets. Sometimes we’ll buy people’s collections.”

When buying sets, Olympic Bricks evaluates the collection and determines what price they’re willing to pay that will still allow them to make a profit.

“Anything that’s used, we take it apart, clean it and verify it’s all there,” Dixon said. “Sometimes, it comes with a checklist, other times we have to rebuild the entire set. Mostly it’s my wife who does that because she’s more of the builder between the two of us.”

At last count, Olympic Bricks had more than 500 sets in its inventory, but Dixon said the inventory changes every day between buying and selling sets.

“There’s no way for me to know what will be popular because what I think will be most popular doesn’t really translate,” Dixon said. “Everybody has their own individual tastes.”

Available in the store right now are shelves covered in sets including Lego flowers, Harry Potter and Wicked sets.

Although the store just opened, Dixon said she and Tella have discussed ideas for the future.

“We’d like to do Make & Take events to go with a theme, like Crab Fest, where we would have people build crabs and take them with them,” Dixon said. “We’re trying to get loose bricks to have out at least once a month.”

Another idea for the future is to partner with the library or local book stores to do Make & Take events that pair with a book, Dixon said.

Implementing all ideas for the store will be challenging, though, because Dixon and Tella both work full-time jobs. Dixon works for a company that finds doctors to perform VA disability exams while Tella makes dentures.

The store doesn’t have set hours of operation yet, but it’s currently open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

“We’re very lucky to be part of this community,” Dixon said.

Olympic Bricks doesn’t have an official website but can be found through Facebook or Instagram. Call 360-808-7472 for more information.

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Reporter Emily Hanson can be reached by email at emily.hanson@peninsuladailynews.com.