You can find a lot of cool and hilarious things online but there is a place which is called “Not Fooling Anybody” where people post photos of buildings that have been turned into something else, yet still strongly looks like their former use.
There are abandoned malls all over America and someone told me they were going to turn some into residential complexes. I thought it was weird at first but I suppose it’s a good way to make use of a good building that is fit for use.
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.”
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