October 19, 1985: First Blockbuster Opens

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine blockbuster, color tv, dallas tx, david cook, day in tech history, doors, franchise, game, historical events, john melk, korean war, october 19, Podcast, scott beck, store owner, technology history, tv broadcasts, wayne huizenga 0 Comment October 18, 2019

1985 – The first Blockbuster opens it’s doors in Dallas, TX by David Cook. The 29 year old store owner eventually sold it to Scott Beck, John Melk and Wayne Huizenga. Eventually it becomes a nation-wide franchise and online movie and game rental store. Dish Network ultimately purchased Blockbuster for $228 million

The Last Blockbuster

On April 1st, 2019 (not an April Fools Joke), Bend, OR Blockbuster became the last brick-and-mortar store in the world. This was after the last Australian store closed. They are known on Twitter as @LoneBlockbuster

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