Upcycling, reinventing and repurposing—everything and anything can contribute to a building’s new shiny life. Converting buildings is quite common and sometimes the change is quite radical: a gym that previously was a church, a mall that was converted into a school, or a Target turned Walmart. This one group on Reddit called /r/NotFoolingAnybody that has 21.2k members is dedicated to “photos of buildings that have been converted to other uses, yet still strongly resemble their former use.”
And deliberately or not, the new management chooses to recycle some details, like using the letters from the font of the previous business and sometimes even keeping the same logos. The funniest thing is that you can often tell that the masterminds repurposing the building or sign either had too much wit or too little fantasy. Either way, it’s pretty entertaining and below are the best examples of that, so don’t forget to vote for your favorite ones.
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#1 Former KFC In Maiden, Nc Now A Mexican Restaurant. Col. Sanders Is Now Col. Sanchez
Image credits: Streetdoc10171
#2 Blockbuster Got Converted To A Book Store
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#3 Dead Mall Turned Into College Building. Stores Were Converted Into Classrooms
Image credits: Maverick3458
#4 Church In My Local Town Converted Into A Nightclub
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#5 This CVS In An Old Bank
Image credits: Ferrari5746
#6 A Bank Converted To Mcdonalds
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#7 A Church Converted To A Grocery Store
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#8 A Former Cricket Wireless Is Now A Chicken Restaurant
Image credits: LollerskateDJ
#9 Church Turned Into A Gym
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#10 Former Gas Station, Turned Into A Subway With Outdoor Seating - Gypsum, Co
Image credits: thespudbud
#11 Taco Bell --> Law Office
Image credits: YCANTUSTFU
#12 Former Woolworths, Now A Walgreens. It Feels Like A Happy Accident That The Historic "W" Letter Still Works For The Building.
Image credits: methodwriter85
#13 Dunkin’ Doughnuts Drive Thru In A Former Gas Station Car Wash.
Image credits: ICA2015
#14 Church Converted To A Tattoo Parlor
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#15 This Starbucks Drive-Thru In An Old Car Wash
Image credits: quiet_musings
#16 The Local College Bought A Walmart
Image credits: Oblivious_Paladin
#17 House Converted To Burger King - Columbus, Ga
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#18 A Former Burger King Listed Online As A Townhouse
Image credits: bluenowait
#19 An Old Paint Store Converted To A Dvd Store
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#20 Former Hot Topic Now Veterans Museum Denton, Tx
Image credits: hipsterdaddyo
#21 Amazing
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#22 The Owners Ended Their Quiznos Franchise But Wanted To Run A Sandwich Shop Still
Image credits: pfohl
#23 This CVS In Dc Used To Be A Movie Theater
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#24 Former Movie Theatre, Now A Library
Image credits: ForgingIron
#25 An Orthodontist's Office Used To Be A Blockbuster - Hinesville, Ga
Image credits: ilikepeople1990
#26 A Wendy's In A Former Bank, Location Unknown
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#27 Hah! Can't Fool Me. That Used To Be A Taco B...wait
Image credits: offalark
#28 Nickelodeon Studios! It Has Been Painted Over But You Can Still Tell What It Used To Be
Image credits: ZMONEY0823
#29 Hollywood Video Converted To A Furniture Store
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#30 This Dominos In My Home Town Of Keyser Wv Was A Phillip's 66 Gas Station And Garage In The Early 80's
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#31 KFC Converted To Thai Restaurant
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#32 Former Target Turned Into A Walmart, They Painted The Target Orbs Yellow Instead Of Removing Them
Image credits: landofgay
#33 Old Hollister Now A Book Store
Image credits: Bfloteacher
#34 Big Woodys Sports Bar (Bethlehem, Pa)
Image credits: ZMONEY0823
#35 Classic Movie Theater Converted Into A Walgreens
Image credits: Atario
#36 Dollar Tree In A Former Church, Location Unknown
Image credits: KrispyKayak
#37 This Used To Be A Majestic Liquor Store. The New Owners Really Stretched Themselves With This One.
Image credits: Hawksong
