“It looks like a cross between a barn and a ski chalet with a little Jetsons thrown in.” A former Denny’s restaurant in Ballard, originally a Manning’s Cafeteria & Buffet, had distinctive enough 1960s architecture that the developer owners pre-emptively asked Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board to take a look, expecting they would pass it over for landmark status. Instead the board voted to consider designating the distinct structure as a landmark, spurred on by those concerned with the loss of Seattle’s roadside architecture. The developer was likely taken aback and the future of the building, regardless of the decision, is unclear.