The Fast Food Venue Formerly Known As ..

I'm always surprised by the number of ways people can reinvent Pizza Huts.  I've been in a "world soul seafood" place in Charlotte (the restaurant's description, not mine), an Indian restaurant in West of Ashley (Charleston, SC) and this website highlights SO many other uses.

Krazy Fish, Central Ave., Charlotte, NC (used to be Pizza Hut)

And sure enough, YES, there is also a similar documenting website for the distinctive 3-arch, old Taco Bell buildings.

Curry Hut (formerly Thai Jong, formerly Taco Bell), Washington Rd., Augusta, GA
(And yes, that's a highway-scale billboard tucked in front of it - thanks GDOT!)

Even though these aren't lasting works of stunning architecture like the Taj Mahal, the Empire State Building, or Asheville City Hall, it's always encouraging to see a building's re-use.  If you want real action on climate change, look at our built environment and transportation networks that it requires (see image below).



And to loop in city planners/housing-options @YIMBYwiki, reuse of older buildings/homes, plus shared-wall home options (i.e. not single-family detached homes) and location-efficient housing and transport modes are key. https://google.com/amp/s/grist.org/cities/this-old-house-why-fixing-up-old-homes-is-greener-than-building-new-ones/amp/… #embodiedenergy #locationefficiency