Last Blockbuster Video store on earth will be in Bend, Oregon

BEND, Ore. (CNN) – Just 15 years ago, there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores in the world. At the end of this month, there will be just one.

The remaining blockbusters are franchise-owned. One is in Perth, Australia, and that is scheduled to close later this month.

That will leave the blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, as the last store standing.

And that store’s general manager tells the Bend Bulletin it has no plans to close.

In fact, the Bend Blockbuster has become a bit of a tourist attraction, with people visiting from as far away as Europe and Asia.

The general manager says the store is opening up to 10 new accounts a day.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and closed all corporate-owned stores four years later as its popularity dwindled due to the rise in online streaming.

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