Sign the Petition to Save America’s Last Blockbuster Video!
You may not even realize it, but there is still one Blockbuster Video open in America, still keeping alive a tradition that defined the 1980s and 1990s.
Last July, the last Blockbuster Video locations in Alaska (in Fairbanks and Anchorage) closed their doors, leaving only one last location in Bend, OR.
Now, YouTuber Pikamon101 (click here) is heading up a campaign to ensure the Bend Blockbuster doesn’t suffer the same fate as the rest of the chain.
That campaign includes a Change.org petition to ensure the Blockbuster Video endures, even if it means turning it into an official landmark. You can click right here to read the petition and sign it.
Here’s the text from the petition, explaining the reasons behind it.
“I’m known as Pikamon101 on YouTube and as @pikamon101_yt on Instagram and I love the 90’s! I’m just a kid and I wasn’t even born in the 90’s but I’m obsessed with the 90’s! I’m trying to save The Last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon located at 211 NE Revere Ave, Bend, OR 97701.
“There were still a few Blockbusters left in Alaska and I thought they would stay open until 2019 or 2020 but unfortunately they shut down and the last Blockbuster store that’s still in business is the one in Bend, Oregon!
“I want the last Blockbuster store located at 211 NE Revere Ave, Bend, OR 97701 to become a Landmark/Monument of Oregon! I understand that it probably cant stay in buisness and that people will stop renting/buying movies from them so if that happens they should turn if into an attraction/museum!
“Some of you are probably thinking “Isn’t it kind of odd to turn a store into a Landmark?”. Well this is a little bit different, Blockbuster is more then just a store, its an experience! Several people and families visited Blockbuster all the time in the 80’s and 90’s and a lot of them today probably miss it and remember all the memories they had there! So please help me and all the fans of the 80’s, 90’s and Blockbuster to make it a Landmark so it will stay open forever!
“Thank you, have a great day and God bless!”
The campaign even has an Instagram account. You can visit it by clicking here.
The campaign website can be found by clicking here.
Even if it isn’t turned into a landmark, the last Blockbuster could still have a life. In other cities, historic local businesses have been turned into non-profits, often providing an additional civic or charitable function that expands its impact and reach.
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