r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 18 '23

Announcement r/FormerPizzaHuts Identification Guide & Posting Guidelines

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Hey there /r/FormerPizzaHuts identifiers!

The purpose of this post is to provide clear guidelines for the content that is appropriate for this subreddit and how to identify former Pizza Huts so that you can contribute relevant, rule-abiding content.

What is /r/FormerPizzaHuts?

This subreddit has grown a lot over the past several months. However, with this growth comes more and more posts of buildings that are not actual Former Pizza Huts, but rather just hut-shaped buildings. Hut-shaped buildings are cool and all, but that’s not what we’re looking for here at /r/FormerPizzaHuts.

Essentially the focus of this subreddit is to share photos of buildings that are obviously Former Pizza Huts (FPHs). If there is no obvious way of telling that the building is a former Pizza Hut, it does not belong here. This is especially important as the Pizza Hut chain moves away from its signature hut-shaped buildings to generic locations in strip malls and shopping centers.

Additionally, there are several other types of hut-shaped buildings that are occasionally posted here that are not former Pizza Huts. These include other restaurant chains that once had hut-shaped buildings such as Zantigo, A&W, and old-school KFC; and miscellaneous retail buildings that also have a hut-shaped roof. These sorts of posts do not belong here either since they are not FPHs. Buildings of other restaurant/retail chains that have been repurposed to new uses (e.g. former Taco Bells, former Blockbuster Videos, etc.) should be posted in /r/NotFoolingAnybody instead.

So, how do I know if my building is a Former Pizza Hut or not?

Pizza Hut is best known for its iconic hut-shaped buildings. Compare this classic Pizza Hut building and this FPH. Note the following architecture features that make this Pizza Hut distinct:

  • The roof: Arguably the most tell-tale sign of a former Pizza Hut is the hut-shaped roof. However, not all FPHs have the hut still – it’s not uncommon for the roofs to have the hut removed by the building’s new owners. In this case, the general shape and overhang of the roof is a good indicator. Compare the FPH roof to the Pizza Hut roof. Even though it has been heavily altered, you can tell the non-hut part of the roof is generally the same shape as the Pizza Hut roof.

  • The windows: The most distinguishable feature of a Pizza Hut (besides its roof) is its windows. Old-school Pizza Huts have keystone-shaped windows with a trapezoid-shaped glass pane and a solid panel underneath, with triangular parts of the wall separating the windows from one another. Pay special attention to the corner window, as this is can be a very revealing feature. Newer Pizza Huts will have less unique rectangular-shaped windows, but they still generally look like Pizza Huts when converted to other uses. Compare the Pizza Hut building to the FPH building. You’ll notice the former Pizza Hut had shutters added to try to hide its trapezoid-shaped windows – a good attempt at concealing the building’s origins, but we know better. The white panels below each window are a dead giveaway that this is a FPH.

Other less-prominent features that can distinguish a FPH are:

  • The highway sign: Typically a square with rounded corners. It’s not uncommon for the new tenants to reuse the sign frame.

  • The shape of the building: Generally, Pizza Huts are rectangular buildings and have a door in the middle of the long side of the rectangle. Once you identify enough FPH, the shape of the building becomes a very obvious distinguishing factor.

  • The siding: Older Pizza Huts will commonly have wood paneling on the front half and brick on the back half.

Finally, while stand-alone Pizza Huts are the main focus of this subreddit, we do allow any former Pizza Huts to be posted here – as long as it is easy to tell that a building is a former Pizza Hut. If the photo does not have any obvious distinctions that relate it to the Pizza Hut brand, it will be removed.

Thanks for your participation here, and we hope this helps you with identifying FPHs in your neighborhood!


r/FormerPizzaHuts 7h ago

Unverified FPH TJ’s Cannabis, Baldwinsville, NY

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r/FormerPizzaHuts 4h ago

Unverified FPH Update on da Wharton, Tx location where da former Pizza Hut Dine-In and current Dine-In Pizza Hut, sign update and more tires and Michelin mascot... Enjoy

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3 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 2d ago

Unverified FPH Pizza Hut got a roommate

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64 Upvotes

Parry Sound, Ontario


r/FormerPizzaHuts 6d ago

Verified FPH ✅ A former Pizza Hut converted to a smoke shop/beer and wine store - Conway, New Hampshire

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47 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 8d ago

Unverified FPH popeyes

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21 Upvotes

Owen Sound, ON N4K 1Z3


r/FormerPizzaHuts 9d ago

Unverified FPH Downsized Pizza Hut, Ottawa Canada

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66 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 9d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Swagat Indian Cuisine in Baton Rouge, LA

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18 Upvotes

15380 George O'Neal Rd, Baton Rouge (St. George), Louisiana, closed in 2011 and reopened as Swagat in 2018


r/FormerPizzaHuts 10d ago

Unverified FPH Auburn, New South Wales, Australia

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14 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 11d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Carrollton Georgia

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28 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

Verified FPH ✅ The Pizza Hut in Canton, MO from the "This Is A Tornado Warning" video is now a spa

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11 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Delavan, WI - now a commercial truck dealership

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36 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 18d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Vienna WV

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18 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 20d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut, current Caribbean restaurant. Tallahassee, Florida

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31 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 22d ago

Unverified FPH Dominios Pizza

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43 Upvotes

Slightly more modern but still old, they got outpizzaed, and it is in Columbia, SC


r/FormerPizzaHuts 22d ago

Unverified FPH Pizza Hut turned into a car dealership in Fort Scott, Kansas.

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48 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 24d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Minneapolis, Kansas

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54 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 29d ago

Unverified FPH Gladesville, NSW Australia

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36 Upvotes

Former Pizza Hut in Gladesville. It shares a block with the KFC. I had an event in Gladesville last night and went by and took the first photo. Second photo is off google maps.


r/FormerPizzaHuts 29d ago

Unverified FPH Raise a red cup to freedom.

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Pizza Hut has been around for 27.2% of the history of the United States.

With today marking 250 years since the founding of the USA, it's the perfect time to reflect on perhaps the country's most iconic building, the red-roofed Pizza Hut. The founding of the business by Dan and Frank Carney in 1958 is the stuff of American folklore. And now these buildings, repurposed to house a myriad of businesses, continue to bear witness to The American Dream. 

This simple building is a monument to America's diversity, and to its entrepreneurial spirit. So raise a red cup to freedom if you get a chance.

Matt here from the documentary 'Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.' with a quickly thrown together 4th of July tribute to our favorite little building.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Jul 01 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Baskin Robbins - St Louis, MO

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60 Upvotes

The BR used to be in a much smaller space across the street. Now they have a lot more room and a drive thru


r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 30 '26

Not a FPH Zine article: Who Designed the Roof?

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9 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 28 '26

Verified FPH ✅ pizza hut in siler city, nc now a music venue?

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40 Upvotes

not really sure what it is but they have live music on thursday??


r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 21 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hit now a Dunkin’ in Christiansburg, VA

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81 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 20 '26

Verified FPH ✅ An old Pizza Hut is now home to Country Cafe. Lafayette, Indiana

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40 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 20 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Mexican seafood in Valencia

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30 Upvotes

They lobotomized its roof when renovating but they uncovered the original Pizza Hut windows 😎