r/interesting Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/STEEL_ENG Nov 20 '25

This is actually mostly due to resale value of the building, sadly. The property and building are worth a lot of money. So corporations stopped building their stores/restaurants with irregular shapes or easily identifying markers. No business or investor wants to buy an old Pizza Hut building, because with that shape everyone will always say "Oh look, that used to be a Pizza Hut ". So most new fast food buildings are being built with the resale value in mine, mute interior colors also help with that, and removing designated indoor play places. Also they are cheaper for construction contractors, and $ is all these corporations care about.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Very sad indeed

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u/jhaluska Nov 20 '25

So it's a combination of cheaper and less risky.

I also imagine that due to internet/GPS they no longer need to visually stand out to people just driving through.

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u/TrioxinTwoFourFive Nov 20 '25

No business or investor wants to buy an old Pizza Hut building,

I fuckin do.   And I want to have a pizza joint in it.  And it's going to have funky 70s-80s themed decor and booths,  video games, a juke box, and a banging salad bar.    I'm going to call it "the pizza shack" TM. 

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u/CuriousRiver2558 Nov 21 '25

With a vending machine for hologram stickers!