Not Fooling Anybody

1. SenorMysterioso
   July 20th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

   There is a great example in my neighbourhood. It used to be a Little Caesar's Pizza and now is a hair salon called Little Scissors

2. Skipweasel
   July 21st, 2009 at 5:51 am

   Very much a local culture thing - I've never heard of half these businesses, let alone know them at a glance from their style of building. Except Pizza Hut, of course - their One Shape Suits All is unmistakable.

3. health
   July 21st, 2009 at 6:01 am

   It used to be a whore house?! Oh? No? It used to be a KFC? That's not quite interesting at all...

4. Athon
   July 21st, 2009 at 6:08 am

   Chiropractics/fast food. No real difference as far as I can see. Except fast food might be a little better for you.

5. algomeysa
   July 21st, 2009 at 6:09 am

   Oh, KFC? I figured maybe the chiropractor loaded you into a giant bucket and whirled it around, like one of those amusement park rides, to straighten out your spine.

6. Scotchdrnkr
   July 21st, 2009 at 6:49 am

   in most cases due to city Zoning laws regarding signs its ok to repaint signs. But to actually physically change them requires you to go through a long process of getting the new sign approved. So I don't blame them far just covering up the old one with paint and using it for their own sign.

7. D Bozko
   July 21st, 2009 at 6:51 am

   My all time favorite locally was a closing of the franchised "Lamp Post Pizza" to reopen as "Lamp Pot Pizza". At least they moved the t over. The building is now a dry cleaners.

8. elGordo
   July 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am

   Ha! I can add some more info to the second place on the list (Big Bites Ice Cream and Burgers). Granted it was a Dairy Queen previously but the architecture actually comes from its very original franchise, Red Barn. Red Barn was a McDonald's-ish fast food chain from the 60's and 70's. All of their locations looked, well, like a big Red Barn, hence the name. They were reasonably common in southern Ontario and as the chain slowly folded it was always interesting to see the locations rebranded, usually into an independent burger joint but sometimes other chains would pick them up. Most of the time the buildings were demolished to meet local codes but some, like this one, have stuck around. I'd say this particular location ceased being a Red Barn about 30 years ago.

9. Scotchdrnkr
   July 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am

   My sister worked at a Red Barn Rest. in St. Louis. They didn't last very long here. I think they were open about 1 year before they closed. Its been a bank ever since.

10. dutchboy
    July 21st, 2009 at 10:37 am

    I'm hungry.

11. Jake D.
    July 21st, 2009 at 11:31 am

    This was a shopping mall, now it's all covered in flowers
    (you got it, you got it)

    This was a Pizza Hut, now someone's selling you mattresses
    (you got it, you got it)

    This was a Dairy Queen, now they're giving you Chinese Food!
    (you got it, you got it)

12. star4589
    July 21st, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    this brings back memories of Ohio: Ponderosa, Friendly's, and drive thru liquor stores.

13. John G
    July 21st, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    This is pretty funny. That Gilstrap chiropractor is located in Broken Arrow OK. I see it every day and wonder why. hahah

14. VonSkippy
    July 21st, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    That screams "I'm too cheap to hire a crane".

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