Originally accessed:
01/06/2007
Organization:
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Notes:
"Built by Walter Clark, one of the giants of Seattle's restaurant industry, the Twin T-P's Restaurant served good food at affordable prices. Its location on Highway 99 meant easy access and visibility. With his business acumen and popularity with customers and fellow restaurateurs, Clark built a restaurant empire during the Depression, an amazing accomplishment given the state of the economy nationwide. He owned a chain with establishments in Seattle, Tacoma, Yakima, and Portland. The Twin T-P's Restaurant was Clark's most iconic establishment. None of his other restaurants took this form or other form of roadside curiosity. All of Clark's restaurants continued to do well, particularly during the post-WWII boom years. Among his best known were the Red Carpet, the Crabapple, Clark's Northgate, Clark's Corner, two Windjammers, and Dublin House. Clark sold his restaurant chain to the Campbell Soup Company in 1970."