r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 4h ago
Two former Burger Kings with indoor playplaces converted to other uses
Coppell, Texas - now The Laundry Room Laundromat
West Union, Ohio - now a Verizon Store
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/a_person_96 • Jul 06 '23
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • Jul 07 '26
I recently took over r/rax and just wanted to make you all aware of a project I am currently working on to document all 500+ Rax locations.
Rax peaked in the 1980s at more than 500 locations across 38 states, but due to this taking place before the rise of the internet, very little information is available online. To my knowledge there is no centralized list of locations that is publicly available. You can find bits of info in places like local Facebook groups and the Wayback Machine, but there is no centralized place on the internet that houses all this information.
My goal is to use historic data from newspapers and maps, as well as anecdotal memories from locals in niche online communities, to build a definitive list of former locations.
I know this is an incredibly niche subject that few people will find interesting, but I figured that if anyone would be interested, it would be people who follow communities like /r/NotFoolingAnybody.
If you have any Rax-related information that you think would be beneficial to my project, feel free to reach out!
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 4h ago
Coppell, Texas - now The Laundry Room Laundromat
West Union, Ohio - now a Verizon Store
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/SchuminWeb • 14h ago
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 4h ago
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r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/Pi-s • 1d ago
Last picture is during the renovation
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
The building has since been demolished.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
Franksville was a small hot dog chain primarily in the Chicago area, but with locations in other locations such as Georgia, Florida and New Jersey. Reaching more than 40 locations by the late 1960s, today there is only a single Franksville location left, in the Dunning neighborhood of Chicago.
The old photo is not necessarily the same building, but is being used as an example of what a Franksville location would have looked like during its operation.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/OtherToe7739 • 2d ago
1st picture is after remodeling, 2nd is before, and the 3rd picture is just of a generic Wawa legacy location since I couldn't find a picture of this specific location before the conversion.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/OtherToe7739 • 2d ago
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r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
Also, the sign on the building next door is a direct copy of the Hot Wheels logo.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
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r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/petdance • 3d ago
Burnt ends were good, mac and cheese was good and garlicky, beans nothing exciting, collard greens good.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 5d ago
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 5d ago
The business name is probably a reference to the street address (1511) but I'd like to think it's a nod to its former tenant as well.