Nate
There’s a place online called “Not Fooling Anybody” where people post photos of buildings that have been converted to other uses, yet still strongly resemble their former use.
I see recycled retail buildings all the time. My old dentist was in an old Taco Bell building. I had to stop going to him because I started to associate Taco Bell with root canals.
There are empty malls all over the U.S. and someone recently told me they were going to turn some into apartment complexes. I thought it was weird at first but I guess it’s a good way to make use of a perfectly good building. On the other hand, living in an old Spencer’s Gifts would be weird.
These Buildings Are Not Fooling Anybody:
1. “Former Target turned into a Walmart, they painted the Target orbs yellow instead of removing them”
2. “Big Woody’s Sports Bar (Bethlehem, PA)”
3. “My apartment building used to be a school.”
4. “This medical facility totally used to be a Pizza Hut.”
5. “An orthodontist’s office used to be a Blockbuster [Hinesville, GA]”
6. “The Subway I went to today used to be a bank. Instead of removing the vault they just added more seating inside”
7. “A hotel near my house is under new ownership. I have no idea what it was before.”
8. “KFC turned into a Jamba Juice”
9. “A bank converted to McDonald’s”
10. “Former Taco Bell, Louisville, KY”
11. “This thrift store used to be a bowling alley.”
12. “This Starbucks drive-thru in an old car wash.”
13. “A church converted to a grocery store”
14. “This Boost Mobile store used to be a Gas station.”
15. “My college used to be a shopping mall.”
16. “Taco Bell –> Law Office”
17. “Discount Tobacco in Crawfordsville, IN was once a Hardee’s (OC)”
18. “Former Hot Topic now Veterans Museum Denton, TX”
19. “Old Hollister now a book store.”
20. “Little Caesar’s Pizza in a former Sonic Drive-In; location unknown”
21. “Former Pizza Hut, now TitleMax Title Loans – Columbus, GA”
22. “Blockbuster Fitness (Location Unknown)”
23. “Church turned into a gym.”
24. “Old circuit city now Ollies”
25. “Spotted in Champaign, IL. Definitely not fooling anybody.”
26. “It’s time to get spooky.”
