The last Blockbuster survives in a small town in Oregon



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For the Nation / Argentina / GDA
13/07/2018 | 10:37 pm

Two of three movie rental stores
Blockbuster remaining in the United States will definitely close the next
Monday and there will be only one, located in the state of Oregon, as confirmed today.
its owners.

"We regret to inform our customers that
we will close the College and Debar stores from July 16th ",
wrote on Facebook the general manager of Blockbuster in Alaska, Kevin
Daymude. "There are many memories of these 27 years, thank you for being
with us, "he added.

According to the local newspaper" Anchorage Daily
News, "the stores were visited by dozens of people" with
nostalgia said goodbye. "

Blockbuster was considered the largest chain of
movie and video game rental services in the United States over the years
80 and 90, when he reached 9,000 companies around the world. In 2010
declared bankruptcy due to inability to compete with companies such as Netflix
and Red Box forcing the closure of thousands of stores. Until December of the year
ten of them survived in the North American country, the majority in

However, starting next week only
will be the Bend store, located about 160 kilometers south of Salem, the
capital of Oregon.

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