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> For corporate environments it's about ease of repurposing the space and to be the least bit disruptive to where they're doing business. It'd cost a lot of mon
by ssharp 4y ago
> For corporate environments it's about ease of repurposing the space and to be the least bit disruptive to where they're doing business. It'd cost a lot of money to remodel all the old red steel roof McDonald's if that lot were ever sold.
One of my favorite examples of this is the old Red Barn Restaurant chain [1]. The buildings were barn shaped and when they went out of business, they often times were repurposed as something else. They still stick out so much anywhere you come across them and I always am excited to see what business occupies them and how the the juxtaposition between the building and business is. One of my favorites is this one, which is now (or at least was at the time of this street view), a Sushi restaurant:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1006047,-80.743547,3a,75y,216.37h,87.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smbclXryO0ZLd7iGhwJmlRA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1006047,-80.743547,3a,75y,21...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barn_(restaurant) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barn_(restaurant)
- bombcar 4y agoIHOP, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut are the ones I notice the most these days.
- macintux 4y agoOld Blue & White gas stations are a treat to find. Not sure how many are left standing, but I had dinner at one repurposed as a restaurant in Tunica many years ago. https://blueandwhiterestaurant.com/ https://blueandwhiterestaurant.com/