/r/NotFoolingAnybody
/r/NotFoolingAnybody is a place to post photos of buildings that have been converted to other uses, yet still strongly resemble their former use.
Reddit Retail Network: /r/RetailPorn - /r/NotFoolingAnybody - /r/RetailNostalgia - /r/RetailNews
/r/NotFoolingAnybody is a place to post photos of buildings that have been converted to other uses, yet still strongly resemble their former use.
RULES
1) Scope of this subreddit: When submitting content, please make sure it is one of the following:
A chain-built store that was converted to another use, yet it is still obvious what the building used to be. (Example)
A building that was built for a specific, obvious purpose that is now used for a new, unintended purpose. (Example)
A store whose building or signage purposely imitates a chain, yet is unrelated to that chain. (Example)
2) All submissions must link to a still image hosted by an image hosting website (e.g. Reddit, Imgur, Flickr, etc.) Google Street View links are allowed in the comments section only.
- If you post a screenshot of a building from Google Street View, please include a link in the comments to the location of the building on Street View. Not only does this provide a source for your screenshot, but it gives other users who are interested the opportunity to look at the building in greater detail.
3) Non-architectural examples should be submitted to /r/UsedToBeA.
4) No gore or pornography. If something is NSFW, please mark it as such.
5) No image macros/memes.
6) Be polite!
Looking for information about identifying converted chain buildings in your area? Come visit our Wiki!
Other subreddits you might enjoy:
- /r/RetailPorn
- /r/RetailNostalgia
- /r/RetailNews
- /r/SuicideFood
- /r/FormerPizzaHuts
- /r/FormerTacoBells
- /r/FormerBlockbusters
- /r/RetailScars
- /r/repurposedbuildings
- /r/UsedToBeA
Websites and external links you might enjoy:
Not Fooling Anybody - The original website that inspired the creation of this subreddit. The site went offline in 2008, but returned in January 2015. This subreddit is unaffiliated with the website, despite sharing a name and subject matter.
Broken Chains - A blog about former chain businesses that "fell apart" and now only have a few locations left.
Mentions of /r/NotFoolingAnybody on other sites:
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34,288 Subscribers
Advance Auto Parts in Roanoke, Virginia, housed in a former Rite Aid building
07:57 UTC
This is an AI-generated image, but it seems relevant for this group because while it's supposed to be a Burger King, it's clearly housed in a former McDonald's
The original caption from the Facebook group Cursed AI was, "The Odyssey capsule from the Apollo 13 space mission crashed into a Burger King restaurant during its return to earth, 1970."
20:27 UTC
Former A&P, now Dollar General in Beaver, PA
23:15 UTC
Obvious former WAL- MART in San Antonio, TX circa 2009
22:40 UTC
Former A&P in Levittown, PA (now The Hidden Reef)
17:29 UTC
Former Pizza Hut in Brennen Taylor video? (The Hen and Hog in Pompano Beach, FL)
21:27 UTC
Pancake House Family Breakfast and Carry Out in a former Wendy’s in Lanham/Hyattsville MD.
05:14 UTC
Former curcit city in Newington Connecticut
Saw this building while on the road this photo however is obviously google maps
02:34 UTC
Hungry Jacks in a former Wendys in Dandenong, Vic
00:55 UTC
Cash land was defiantly not Cash Land at one time in Evansville Indiana.
22:01 UTC
Def didn't used to be a Boston Market
20:44 UTC
I coulda swore this used to be a... Krispy Kreme? naahhh
03:17 UTC
Original manifesto of NFA
Not sure how many subscribers here are aware of the origins of Not Fooling Anybody. It originated as a website with a manifesto and an attitude. Some of these posts on Reddit miss the mark — Google Maps screenshots owing more to a rezoning or city planning commission archive than the original (funny and cynical) tone of the site.
20:49 UTC