Is The Last Blockbuster Video Store Closing For Good?

Rumors are swirling that the last remaining Blockbuster Store is set to close its doors for good before the end of 2024.

Back in 2022 the once popular giant video rental store Blockbuster saw a bit of a resurgence when Netflix began streaming the documentary "The Last Blockbuster" which if you never watched looked at the rise and fall of the massive video rental store.

Blockbuster was Massive

In its heyday, Blockbuster had something like 9000 nationwide and just like many fans years ago, you could often find me browsing the new release walls at either the Kingston or Poughkeepsie stores trying to get my hands on the newest movies...LOL! The Hudson Valley was home to a ton of Blockbuster stores and most of us had a favorite. I remember a few of these former Blockbuster locations across the Hudson Valley, do you?

Blockbuster Extinct?

Since then the way we watch movies has drastically changed with technology making stores like Blockbuster unnecessary because just about anything movie we are "craving" to see we can find on one streaming service or another. Yes, technology took out all of the Blockbusters listed above but it didn't take them all!

Last Blockbuster

Blockbuster went from 9000 stores down to one, and that one is still currently open! Or is it? The rumor mill began to swirl earlier this month when social media memes began to spread saying that The Blockbuster, located in Bend, Oregon would be closing its doors for good on October 31st, 2024. The memes stated that trustworthy news organizations reported that the store closure would mark "the official end of the iconic video rental chain."

Is The Last Blockbuster Closing?

According to the folks at Snopes, "A representative for the Blockbuster Video store in Bend told Snopes by phone that they were not, in fact, closing and that the rumor was a hoax", so if you ever find yourself in Oregon and want to visit the last store, check them out at 211 NE Revere Ave #3, Bend, OR.