In 1937, Seattle’s Twin T-Ps opened on Aurora Avenue North (then the Pacific Highway) at North 72nd Street. Designed by Delland Harris, it was but one of many eye-catching roadside attractions built along the nation’s growing highway systems at the time. Walter Clark, who built a regional restaurant chain, purchased the Twin T-Ps in 1942. Later called Powers Pancake House, it returned to its original name, spelled “Teepees”, in 1976. Starting in 1997, a series of fires led to the Twin Teepees’ closure. It was demolished in 2001.

This image shows the Twin Teepees in 1985. The southern section of the building housed the main dining room, while a cocktail lounge and the kitchen occupied the northern section. Rest rooms were located between the teepees.

Caption information source: "Twin T-Ps restaurant, early roadside attraction, opens on March 13, 1937", by Walt Crowley, HistoryLink, December 15, 2000. https://www.historylink.org/File/2890.