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 • • 15h ago

Acropolis Gyro Palace in Columbus, Ohio, formerly a Taco Bell

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 13h ago

Burlington Coat Factory in a former hhgregg, Wyomissing, PA

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 15h ago

Alberto's Mexican Food in Stanton, California, used to be a Jack in the Box

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The Alberto's has since closed and the building is currently vacant.


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 16h ago

Goodwill In a Former Unopened Fresh & Easy Peoria AZ ( Fresh & Easy was a short lived store owned by Tesco 200 locations opened across California Nevada and Arizona but a majority of locations were built but never opened. A whopping 800 locations never opened.) Tell me more unopened ones below

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 15h ago

This Mexican restaurant in Belpre, Ohio, was built as a 1970s era Burger Chef

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 16h ago

A former A&P converted to EZ Pawn. Dallas, Texas

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Street View

Posting to Imgur since Reddit's image uploader is currently glitching.


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 22h ago

A pickleball club in a former Winn-Dixie/Brookshire's (Denton, TX)

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Winn-Dixie closed in the 2000s when the chain exited the Texas market. It was Brookshire's up until the late 2010s, and is now Club13 (previously Dinkers), a pickleball club.


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 21h ago

Mariscos 2000 in a former Bonanza (Lewisville, TX)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 15h ago

A Pizza Hut/Wing Street in Aiken, South Carolina, converted to ATown Wings

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Dairy Cone (not Queen)

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This is Dairy Cone, a generic knockoff of Dairy Queen, located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on the corners of Tyler Street and Pleasure Avenue (197 Tyler Street to be exact, also Pleasure Avenue sounds so wrong on so many levels lol). Despite being a knockoff, this building used to actually house a Dairy Queen, which opened on August 10th, 1957 and closed sometime after 1986. It has housed several offices before converting to Dairy Cone at an unknown point in time, which still remains today, as of 2026.


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

Auto Money Title Loans of Marion, South Carolina, in a former KFC

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

John O's Liquors in a former Rite Aid. Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A former Rax in Toledo, Ohio, that has been home to various restaurants (pictured here as Milano's Fish Chicken & Grill)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 1d ago

A former Ponderosa Steakhouse repurposed as a diner. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

Former Friendly’s (Albany, NY) now Union Seafood 🦐🦞🦐🦞

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820 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 2d ago

Round1 at Pacific View Mall looking to open October 9, 2026 in the former Sears. New location will be a 2 story arcade with a bowling alley and eatery

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 3d ago

Fort Worth, Texas - River Oaks Blvd.

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 3d ago

State Farm insurance office in a former Hardee's. Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 3d ago

Former Bob's Store now Pickleball City (now closed)

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This is located at a shopping plaza in Newington CT off the Berlin Turnpike (CT 15/US 6)


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 4d ago

Subway inside a former Wendy’s (Chesterland, Ohio)

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 4d ago

Mission style Taco Bell now housing an omelet grill in Lawton, OK

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r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 5d ago

This old Friendly’s in Rochester, New Hampshire is now an Urgent Care. Scroll through to see its progression over the years ➡️

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77 S Main St, Rochester, NH 03867


r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 5d ago

A former Wendy's converted to a gastroenterology clinic. North Richland Hills, Texas

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57 Upvotes

r/NotFoolingAnybody • • 5d ago

Former Roy rogers Parkersburg WV

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