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Most buildings are built to last, often for decades and sometimes even centuries. But the people living in them or the businesses operating there don’t always stick around that long. So over time, plenty of places get repurposed and end up taking on a completely different role than they were originally designed for.
This can lead to some pretty unexpected and often hilarious transformations. A former bank might become a McDonald’s, while an old bowling alley could end up as a thrift store. We’ve rounded up some of the best examples below. Scroll down to check them out.
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#1
Señior Colonel
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#2
My College Used To Be A Shopping Mall
#3
One Of Our Local Libraries Moved Into An Old Marsh Supermarket
#4
My House Used To Be A Police Station And My Bathroom Is An Old Jail Cell, The Original Window Is Still In Place
#5
Blockbuster Got Converted To A Book Store
#6
Former Target Turned Into A Walmart, They Painted The Target Orbs Yellow Instead Of Removing Them
#7
Walgreens That Used To Be A Historic Bank. Chicago, IL
#10
My Apartment Building Used To Be A School
#11
This Thrift Store Used To Be A Bowling Alley
#12
This Trader Joe's In Media, Pennsylvania, Used To Be An Armoury For The Pennsylvania National Guard
#13
Gay Bar In Cedar Rapids Used To Be A McDonald's
Gingersnap In Iowa 7 hours ago
Yes, indeed it is and I've been to the drag shows there. It's a great club.
#14
This Starbucks Drive-Thru In An Old Car Wash
#15
An Orthodontist's Office Used To Be A Blockbuster [hinesville, GA]
#16
A Bank Converted To Mcdonalds
#17
The Subway I Went To Today Used To Be A Bank. Instead Of Removing The Vault They Just Added More Seating Inside
#19
A Church Converted To A Grocery Store
#20
Church In My Local Town Converted Into A Nightclub
#23
A Former Cricket Wireless Is Now A Chicken Restaurant
#25
This Sports Bar Used To Be A Hollywood Video Store. They Reused Parts Of The Original Sign
Elladine DesIsles 7 hours ago
How is this not a gay bar? There's been a Woody's in my neighbourhood since 1989, one of Toronto's best known gay bars, and it isn't "Big Woody's"!
#29
Sears Store At My Mall Was Turned Into A Fake Mega Church For A TV Show
#31
KFC Turned Into A Jamba Juice
Jeff Edmonds 7 hours ago
Haha! I recognize this one. It's in Granada Hills on Chatsworth west of Zelzah. Too funny!
#36
CVS Pharmacy Used To Be A Theatre, East Los Angeles, CA
#38
Reused Krispy Kreme Sign Now Kroger Gas Station (Down The Street Is A Really Old Reused Pizza Hut Sign)
#40
It’s Time To Get Spooky
#43
Old Toysrus Is Now The Biggest Liquor Store I’ve Ever Seen! Includes A Bar. Fun For Kids Turned Fun For Adults. (Omaha, Ne)
#44
So Why Does A Hair Salon Need Three Drive-Through Lanes? (Former Bank)
#45
Ihop Now An International House Of Prayer
#46
Former KFC, Broken Arrow, Ok
#47
Pretzelmaker, Now Avis/Budget Rental (North Little Rock, AR)
#60
This Former Pizza Hut Got Turned Into A Home! The Owners Even Added A Garage And Lawn!
#62
A Former Burger King Listed Online As A Townhouse
#63
This Bp In Anderson Used To Be The Walgreens
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
If you hover your cursor over this photo, the AI generated description is: "A green and yellow QuikCheck store, a building pretending to be something else, resembling a lemon with a gas station nearby." 🙄
#64
A Former Ryan's Buffet Repurposed As A Used Car Dealership - Martinez, Georgia
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
I used to live near Martinez (Augusta, Georgia area). I'm trying to figure where this would be, but it was a while ago that I lived there. Now I'll have to look it up. OK - I looked it up and it is now closed, but I lived a few miles from there. Small world.
#66
I Coulda Swore This Used To Be A... Krispy Kreme? Naahhh
Beak Hookage 5 hours ago
Are krispy kreme donuts just as horrifically over-priced in America? Here in Australia they're like f*****g $8 and they're not even that good!
#67
Gresham, Or - This Was Once A Gas Station And Then A Used Car Lot Before Becoming A Jimmy John’s
#68
Spirit Halloween - Was Fraser Health Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic Until Last Week, Formerly Best Buy - Surrey, Bc
#71
Former Kroger Parkersburg WV
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
My grandparents on my father's side used to live in Parkersburg. It has really fallen apart over the years. It was a lovely little town many years ago.
#73
A Former A&p Grocery Store Is Now A Store For "Heavy Duty Truck & Trailer Parts" - Gary, Indiana
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
Fascinating changes, and a bit of a treat to see several areas I used to live in or had family in.
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
Fascinating changes, and a bit of a treat to see several areas I used to live in or had family in.
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