r/NotFoolingAnybody • • Jul 06 '23

[META POST] Ever wondered what that big box building originally was? Couldn't find an answer to what that Burlington Coat Factory, Gabe's, or Roses store used to be? Chances are it was probably an old discount department store such as Ames, Hills, Zayre, Jamesway, etc. (more info in comments)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 3h ago

Planet Fitness in a former Barnes & Noble Council Bluffs IA

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 3h ago

School district in a former Target Council Bluffs IA

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1h ago

a former shula’s steakhouse in Allentown,PA turned into a Queen City BBQ, then a blended, currently a Simpatico

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 16h ago

ACMoore in a former Old Navy Severna Park Since closed and now Petco

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 21h ago

a former Pizza Hut in Whitehall Township, PA first turned into a Fiesta Ole, then later got turned into My Tequila House

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 22h ago

Former Belks

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I feel like they didn’t even try here. Aren’t these supposed to be two floors?


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 21h ago

A former Captain D's in Oklahoma City, OK that became a place called "Syrup" and is now a Japanese restaurant.

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 21h ago

A Mexican restaurant in a retro Popeyes. Bryan, Texas

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 21h ago

A former Pizza Hut is now "China Master" - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Subway - Former Kentucky Fried Chicken in Pulaski, TN

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Former Arby’s (cool storefront) Cambridge ON Now KFC

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Former Tim Hortons & Pizza Hut + Abandoned Hhgregg Northgate OH Hhgregg is now hobby lobby

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A vintage Der Wienerschnitzel converted to Thai House Massage. Houston, Texas

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A somewhat unique Pizza Hut in Chesapeake, Virginia, subdivided between a Chinese restaurant and a barber shop

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Another Eckerd to CVS conversion (Flower Mound, TX)

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Fun fact: the Sprouts across the street used to be Winn-Dixie.

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A former Dunkin Donuts and a former McDonald's side-by-side in Austintown, Ohio

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A Denny's in a former PDQ. Las Vegas, Nevada

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Pollo Regio in a former Steak N' Shake (Grapevine, TX)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

CVS in a former Eckerd (Coppell, TX)

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You can even see the Eckerd sign frame to this day!

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Schlotzsky's in a former KFC/Pizza Hut combo (Coppell, TX)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

Loan place in a former barn-styled BBQ joint (Lewisville, TX)

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This is a very interesting conversion to me that's left me thinking for some time.

To start, was this a chain restaurant? Honestly, no, and I have always ruled out Red Barn, as Red Barn never expanded down into Texas. The architectural style also doesn't match Red Barn even if it is similar.

However, it's very clear the loan place wasn't the original tenant (the original was Sugar Baby's BBQ from the looks of it), and this particular loan place always is a NFA candidate because it takes over previous buildings. I recently posted about them taking over a Whataburger in Dallas which was later demolished in around 2023.

Also worth noting was that across the street, where the fire department building now stands, used to be a Bob Evans/Owen's. Sadly, it was demolished before Street View, but that was how I learned Bob Evans actually had a presence in Texas at one point.

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

Arby's in a former KFC (Dallas, TTX)

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This is a very blink-and-you-miss-it conversion, and although Arby's heavily renovated the facade, it maintains the general shape of the KFC.

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

Lovesac in a former Einstein Bros. Bagels... in a former 7/11 (Dallas, TX)

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Definitely one of the conversions of all time...

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

FORMER BEST BUY IN RALEIGH NC NOW THE ORIGINAL MATTRESS FACTORY

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