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Blockbuster Video
1985–2010
“Friday nights walking the aisles for the perfect rental.”
Video Stores
The blue-and-yellow rental giant that ruled Friday nights — the wall of new releases, the dread of an un-rewound tape, the late fees. It couldn't outrun streaming, and the corporate stores went dark around 2010.
Did you go to Blockbuster Video? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Blockbuster Video.
Community Memories
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Suncoast Motion Picture Company
1986–2008
“The mall's wall of movies.”
Video Stores
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Tower Records
1960–2006
“Hours lost flipping through the racks.”
Record Stores
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Sam Goody
1951–2006
“Where the mall trip always ended.”
Record Stores
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KB Toys
1922–2009
“Every mall trip's tractor beam.”
Toy Stores