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Lawrence, Kansas: 50-Foot-Tall Concrete Teepee

A relic of early roadside commerce, built in the late 1920s and shaped like a Goliath-size industrial-strength Indian teepee.

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Fifty-Foot-Tall Concrete Teepee

Doesn't appear to be a restaurant any longer. Deserted when we drove by...

[Michelle, 03/22/2011]

Concrete teepee.

Fifty-Foot Tall Concrete Teepee

Looks like this tee pee has a new lease on life -- fresh paint and a sign saying it's a restaurant. It wasn't open at the time when we went by.

[Mike & Susan, 09/26/2009]

50-Foot-Tall Concrete Teepee

Tee Pee

Address:
US Hwy 24, Lawrence, KS
Directions:
Tee Pee. I-70 exit 204. Turn right onto 3rd St./US Hwy 59, drive under the interstate, then turn right at the traffic light onto US Hwy 24. The Tee Pee will be on the right.
RA Rates:
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