NOT FOOLING ANYBODY: A CHRONICLE OF BAD CONVERSIONS AND STOREFRONTS PAST
While it is often said that somewhere in America a new McDonalds is opening
every 30 minutes, you never hear about them closing. But thanks to my friend
Liz Clayton, we now have a outlet for documenting yet another ill of our
fast food nation: crimes against architecture and design.
Liz compiled this nifty photo archive of businesses housed in what were formerly fast food restaurants and other chains. A Taco Bell transformed into local middle-eastern restaurant,
a KFC morphed into a liquor store, a Chinese Hut that bears an uncanny
resemblance to Pizza Hut: it's all here. Some conversions are clearly more
successful than others. Quality Properties Real Estate, for example, is
barely recognizable as a former Burger King. But Best of Philly Cheesesteaks
didn't even remove the Taco Bell logo from its street sign!
Liz is always looking for more photos for her archives so if you've got any
good (bad) examples in your town, email submissions@notfoolinganybody.com.