| Blockbuster | |
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| Alternative names | The Last Blockbuster |
| General information | |
| Address | 211 NE Revere Avenue Bend, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°4′2″N 121°18′13″W / 44.06722°N 121.30361°W |
| Opened | 1992 (as Pacific Video) 2000 (converted into Blockbuster franchise)[1] |
| Owner | Ken Tisher |
| Known for | Last remaining Blockbuster retail store |
| Website | |
| bendblockbuster | |
Blockbuster, colloquially known as the Last Blockbuster, is a video rental store in Bend, Oregon. In 2018, it became the last Blockbuster store in the United States, and in 2020, it became the world's last remaining retail store using the Blockbuster brand.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ "'We didn't want to give in': Bend Blockbuster is last in the world". The Oregonian. Associated Press. March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Satherley, Dan (January 31, 2020). "Credits roll on NZ's last Blockbuster video store". Newshub.
- ^ Stump, Scott (March 7, 2019). "It's official: There's only one Blockbuster left in the world". Today. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Horton, Alex (July 16, 2018). "'Why are you still here?': Inside the last Blockbuster in America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
- ^ Hsu, Tiffany (March 7, 2019). "The World's Last Blockbuster Has No Plans to Close (Published 2019)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.