Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
13:50 - Jeremy's... Iron
http://www.notfoolinganybody.com/
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Lileks has found a real gem of a site: Not Fooling Anybody, which features photos of old Taco Bells, KFCs, Pizza Huts, and other such recognizable edifices that are now serving an extended term housing completely unrelated businesses-- or sometimes, entertainingly, almost identical businesses.
There's a KFC in Ukiah, right next to the movie theater, that would be a good candidate for the site. It's one of those little square kiosk-style ones with the tall peaked roof, and it's currently a tax preparer's office or a very cramped real estate agent or something. I'll have to snap a picture next time I'm up there.
And if there's one theme I'm noticing throughout the site, it's that Canada appears to have very lax rules regarding trade dress violations. Exhibit A: a former Embassy Cleaners in Toronto.
Brilliant. (Anybody up for a little paste-up work involving a "D" and a "U"?)
Check out the rest of the site, too. It's well worth the time.
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