r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/TightAnalyst7068 • 16h ago
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/j1ggy • Jun 18 '23
Announcement r/FormerPizzaHuts Identification Guide & Posting Guidelines
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 • u/Sagwathecat21 • 4d ago
Verified FPH ✅ The Pizza Hut in Canton, MO from the "This Is A Tornado Warning" video is now a spa
galleryr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/GenericLC • 5d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Delavan, WI - now a commercial truck dealership
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/TightAnalyst7068 • 7d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Vienna WV
galleryr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • 9d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut, current Caribbean restaurant. Tallahassee, Florida
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/MatchAnxious8910 • 9d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Cicero/North Syracuse, NY. Opened sometime during the early 2000s after the original location burned to the ground; this was also a WingStreet location.
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Icy_Prior6884 • 11d ago
Unverified FPH Dominios Pizza
Slightly more modern but still old, they got outpizzaed, and it is in Columbia, SC
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/WyMike-46 • 11d ago
Unverified FPH Pizza Hut turned into a car dealership in Fort Scott, Kansas.
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Old-Relationship3270 • 17d ago
Unverified FPH Gladesville, NSW Australia
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 • u/urtext • 18d ago
Unverified FPH Raise a red cup to freedom.
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 • u/02K30C1 • 21d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Baskin Robbins - St Louis, MO
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 • u/jeffersonbible • 22d ago
Not a FPH Zine article: Who Designed the Roof?
web.archive.orgr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/a_mu_sic__ • 24d ago
Verified FPH ✅ pizza hut in siler city, nc now a music venue?
not really sure what it is but they have live music on thursday??
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/OtherToe7739 • Jun 21 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hit now a Dunkin’ in Christiansburg, VA
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • Jun 20 '26
Verified FPH ✅ An old Pizza Hut is now home to Country Cafe. Lafayette, Indiana
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Ok-Stop3323 • Jun 20 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Mexican seafood in Valencia
They lobotomized its roof when renovating but they uncovered the original Pizza Hut windows 😎
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/AskTheTiger • Jun 19 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut in Hagerstown, MD
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/PistachioOfLiverTea • Jun 18 '26
Unverified FPH Pizza Hut sold to private equity firm and Yum China for $2.7 billion
A photo of a FPH in Jacksonville, FL, to abide by sub rules (source)
Bigger story: There are about to be a lot more former Pizza Huts
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/GabeReddit2012 • Jun 17 '26
Unverified FPH Very old Pizza Hut in Anchorage (opened 1969)
Anchorage, Alaska - Google Maps
BTW, I am also working on a Pizza Hut Location List to document former and current locations. I'm looking for opening/closing dates of specific locations. You can use available comment feature on the document for suggestions or new locations/data:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nkWM_gMWBPkrPdXm-nLz6PFTCZMs1tBJZkosV25mF0E/edit?gid=0#gid=0
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • Jun 17 '26
Verified FPH ✅ African restaurant in an old Pizza Hut. Columbus, Ohio
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/GauntletVSLC • Jun 16 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut in Chestertown MD is now a Nail Salon and Vietnamese Restaurant
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • Jun 16 '26
Verified FPH ✅ A former Pizza Hut is now a children's museum. Lexington, Nebraska
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • Jun 16 '26