The business district of Yelm today, on the south side, includes: Moderne Cleaners, Community Methodist Church, Parsonage, Edwards Feed and Grocery Store, Jones Show Repair Shop, Philips Bakery, The Doughnut Shop, Puget Sound Power and Light Company, Johnson’s Jewelry Store, Demich’s Yelm Lumber Company; across the street west, McKluster Café, Chief Yelm Tavern, Blake Building, Trimble’s Hardware Store, Blake Café, Norton’s Barber Shop, Rosano’s Electric Store, Fire Department, City Hall, Joe’s Place, Pollard &Brown Meat Market; across the street west, Brown Brother’s Warehouse, R.G. Swanson Law Office; across the track Nisqually News Office.

On the North side, Dr. W.H, Frisbie’s Office, Kingdom Hall, Irrigation Office, across the track, east, Brown Brother’s Garage, across the street, east, Wolf’s Departments Store, Wolf’s Electrical, Colson and Medley Tavern, Field’s Motors, across the street east, Philip residence, Mosman Real Estate, Vi’s Beauty Shop. On the highway, south are the Willard Theatre and D. and M. Garage County Buildings, across the street east, Shell Service Station, Price’s Barber Shop, farther east, Main Street, Masonic Temple, Vigil Moore’s Garage, at Five Corners, My Corner Store, Kleimenhagen Radio Service, John Cullens Repair Shop.

South of News Office, Northern Pacific Depot Cannery, operating seasonally. The newest acquisition is the $250,000 cooperative Enumclaw Creamery.

South of McKluster’s is Curry’s Telephone Company. Others off the main street are Dr, B.L. Philip’s Office, Standard Oil Plant, Clark and Larson Furniture, McKay Café, Johnson’s Café, Clarence Hughe’s Shop, and Parker’s Grocery.