RickR Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 Do you have any left in your area? Please list them here! In Oregon, we have two that I know of. Here's a nice write up for Video Horizons, which is in the coastal town of Astoria. Not surprisingly, their most popular video is "The Goonies" which was filmed there. https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/06/astoria-is-home-to-one-of-the-last-remaining-video-rental-stores.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook And of course, Bend, OR (in the middle of the state) has the very last "Blockbuster" store. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(Bend,_Oregon) Justin, MaximumRD and DegasElite 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 1 Author Report Share Posted September 1 From that article above... MaximumRD and DegasElite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 (edited) If there are any left in Miami, I have not seen them! I ran a search and the only ones that came up were adult video stores (!) or video equipment rental stores! Edited September 2 by TrekMD DegasElite and Justin 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 2 Author Report Share Posted September 2 Oh my! DegasElite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 20 hours ago, TrekMD said: If there are any left in Miami, I have not seen them! I ran a search and the only ones that came up were adult video stores (!) or video equipment rental stores! I haven’t seen one in quite a long time DegasElite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 @MaximumRD wasn’t there one close to you where you used to get physical media from? MaximumRD and DegasElite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 19 minutes ago, Justin said: @MaximumRD wasn’t there one close to you where you used to get physical media from? Yes fairly close, the small family store I helped kick off with my collection I sold them (practically gave away) when we first arrived here in Kelowna over 20 years ago. Though I've not been there in many years and not sure if they are still running. The last few times we went by, they seemed close for renovations, but not sure if they ever re-opened. Other than that, the only other store was a Blockbuster that closed a long time ago. Man, it's hard to believe how long we have been here in Kelowna B.C. already. Darn, just checked. It was Leo's videos on Pandosy. Looking at their Facebook page, seems they have been closed some time. 😔 Closed around 2019-2020 https://www.facebook.com/leosvideos.ca/ This image from their page, showing inventory now all for sale (at the time it was posted back in 2020, bet some of my old VHS are there) Ah well, glad I was a contributor to their inventory 2o years ago, I bet many of my old library were rented and enjoyed over the years and that's what matters. And who knows? Whoever bought from them as they were closing up may still enjoy them. DegasElite, RickR and Justin 3 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 We still have four locations of Movie Exchange here in Houston. Ran a search and they appear to be it. Somehow I expected the 4th largest city in the US to maybe have a few more stores, but I guess the mom & pops just can't compete with the likes of Amazon. ☹️ DegasElite and MaximumRD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 There's always a section of PRGE that is done by the last Blockbuster Video that still exists! It's always cool to visit that area at PRGE. MaximumRD, DegasElite and sramirez2008 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 17 hours ago, TrekMD said: There's always a section of PRGE that is done by the last Blockbuster Video that still exists! It's always cool to visit that area at PRGE. Thats right! That is cool. DegasElite and MaximumRD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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