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21 Nostalgic Things We Just Don’t See Anymore

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#21: Blockbuster

Do you remember the good old days when you drove to the video store to pick up a movie for the night? It feels like a lifetime ago when we used to incur late fees for not returning a video to the store on time.

(Original Caption) Fort Lauderdale, Florida: H. Wayne Huizenga, chairman of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, wants to build a nationwide chain of video cassette rental stores. During the first quarter of this year, Blockbuster opened or acquired 84 stores and, as of June 30, they operated 235 stores, up from 19 at the end of 1986.
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While we’re not complaining about having a cinema at the click of a button with Netflix, Disney Plus, and Amazon Prime, you can’t replicate the feeling of going to the video store to pick out your favorite movie.

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