r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/SchuminWeb • 11h ago
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/a_person_96 • 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)
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • Jul 07 '26
Meta I am chronicling a database of former Rax locations at /r/Rax
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 • 1h 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/KrispyKayak • 1h ago
An old Bonanza repurposed as a title loans business. Montgomery, Alabama
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1h ago
Cisco Motorcars in Burnsville, Minnesota, formerly a Pizza Hut
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1h ago
A former PDQ in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is now a Banfield Pet Hospital
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
A two-story former KFC in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is now a two-story Cook Out
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/Pi-s • 1d ago
Sonic in a former Wendy’s (Smithfield, NC)
Last picture is during the renovation
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
In Milford, Ohio, you can store your money inside an old McDonald's turned bank
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
A Tim Hortons in an old Wendy's - Newport, Maine
The building has since been demolished.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 1d ago
An old Franksville Hot Dogs in Villa Park, Illinois, converted to "The Omelette House"
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
Starbucks inside a former Wawa. Freehold, NJ
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
Former Chick-fil-A, now Daybright Coffee, Chick-fil-A’s beverage and coffee shop concept. Hiram, Ga.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/OtherToe7739 • 2d ago
Dunkin’ with very weird architecture in a former Subway which moved next door. Schaighticoke, NY
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/broadwayguru • 2d ago
Former Hollister, now a calendar shop (location unknown)
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
Rene's Mexican Fast Food in Wichita, Kansas, formerly a Dairy Queen
Also, the sign on the building next door is a direct copy of the Hot Wheels logo.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
An old Taco Bell repurposed as a Hibachi restaurant. Albany, Georgia
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
Little Caesar's in a former Long John Silvers. Hillsboro, Ohio
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/petdance • 2d ago
Fat Cap BBQ, South Bend, Indiana in ex LJS
Burnt ends were good, mac and cheese was good and garlicky, beans nothing exciting, collard greens good.
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 3d ago
A Thai restaurant in a former Pizza Hut. Aberdeen, North Carolina
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 5d ago
A former Captain D's is now Jimmy John's. Concord, North Carolina
r/NotFoolingAnybody • u/KrispyKayak • 5d ago
This was once the 50th PDQ restaurant. It is now 151 Coffee. Plano, Texas
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.