Sometimes buildings have such specific characteristics that it is very noticeable when they are reused for another location.
People in the US have shared snapshots of buildings that attempt to hide their former purpose and bored panda collected the best examples in an online gallery.
They include a Walgreens pharmacy, in Chicago, which used to be a historic and very opulent bank.
Elsewhere, the renowned Pizza Hut in Los Angeles became an urgent care center.
Meanwhile a Trader Joe’s, in Media, PennsylvaniaIt used to be a Pennsylvania National Guard armory.
People around the world have shared snaps of buildings trying to hide their former purpose, and Bored Panda has collected the best examples in an online gallery. Including a church, in Dayton, Ohio, that was converted into an Urban Krag climbing center.
A former supermarket was even converted into a library and books are kept behind the sliding glass doors of the refrigerators.
Elsewhere, a former bank in Corning, New York, was transformed into a very stylish KFC, which the owners call “The Glass Cube.”
Here FEMAIL takes a look at some of the buildings that fool no one…
Including a Walgreens pharmacy, in Chicago, which used to be a historic and very opulent bank.
Finger licking fooled! A KFC closed and became a Mexican restaurant, but instead of removing the stickers from the windows, the owners simply added a mustache and a hat to the photo of Colonel Sanders.
A former grocery store in Carmel, Indiana, was even converted into a library and books are kept behind the sliding glass doors of the refrigerators.
Kentucky Fried Cash? Elsewhere, a former bank in Corning, New York, has been transformed into a very stylish KFC, which the owners call “The Glass Cube.”
A piece of healthcare? A former Pizza Hut building in Los Angeles was converted into an Urgent Care center
Meanwhile, a Trader Joe’s in Media, Pennsylvania, used to be a Pennsylvania National Guard armory.
This Tim Hortons and Circle K, in Toronto, Ohio, clearly used to be an old movie theater.
Meanwhile, the Apple store in Los Angeles used to be a former theater and the owners kept all the original features.
This Pretzelmaker, in Arkansas, which is a popular hand-made pretzel chain in the US, became Avis and Budget Rental.
This former bank with three vehicle lanes was converted into an upscale hair salon.
Meanwhile, this Domino’s, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, was clearly a KFC but they painted the roof blue instead of the classic red.
