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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 owned Friday night — you walked the aisles hoping the last copy of the new release hadn't already been grabbed, agonized between two picks, and left with candy from the counter and a nagging fear of the late fee. Rewind or pay for it. Mail-order and streaming gutted the model, and the corporate stores went dark around 2010.
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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