Closure leaves behind the Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon, as sole franchise By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press Published: 08:30 EDT, 1 March 2019 | … The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. Walking through the doors of Blockbuster in Bend, OR is like entering a time machine with a one-way ticket to 1999. ... it seemed that the stores were closing at that same pace. Today, only one remains in Bend, Oregon. Then, in 2019, the only other Blockbuster in Perth, Australia, shut its doors, leaving Bend as the last store. It has a steady lease agreement, and the local owners, Ken and Debbie Tisher, have leased the property since 1992, when it … BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago. According to B usiness Insider , the beer is called "The Last Blockbuster." When stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, shut down in 2018 — barely outlasting a Redmond, Oregon, store — Bend’s Blockbuster was the only U.S. location left. This last remaining Blockbuster location is a gem, … When stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, shut down in 2018 — barely outlasting a Redmond, Oregon, store — Bend’s Blockbuster was the only U.S. location left. Central Oregon has its fair share of unique shops, but Ken Tisher owns stores that can’t be found almost anywhere else in the country: Blockbuster video rental stores. The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. The very last Blockbuster store in America, located in Bend, Oregon, is coming out with a new product: Beer. The retailer announced this week that the last Blockbuster in Australia is closing … Blockbuster video stores have become extinct around the world, save for Bend, Oregon. It has a steady lease agreement, and the local owners, Ken and Debbie Tisher, have leased the property since 1992, when it … In fact, the nostalgia kicks in as soon as you see that distinctive sign lighting up the night sky. When stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, shut down in 2018 — barely outlasting a Redmond, Oregon, store — Bend’s Blockbuster was the … The last Blockbuster location on the planet is in Bend, Oregon, after the closure of a store in Australia. When stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, shut down in 2018 — barely outlasting a Redmond, Oregon, store — Bend’s Blockbuster was the only U.S. location left. David Cook opened the first Blockbuster in 1985. A Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon, is the last one on the planet after the only other Blockbuster, in Australia, announced it’s closing this month. The only other store in the United States (in Alaska), closed in 2018, and the only other store in the world, located in Perth, Australia, announced its closing recently. Here's what happened in Blockbuster's 35-year history in the movie-rental business. That means that the Blockbuster in Bend is the last one on the entire planet. The Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, is the only one standing after the only other store in the world -- located in Australia -- announced it was closing. Franchisee Sandi Harding has pledged to keep it open for as long as Dish Network continues to license the name to her. Then, in 2019, the only other Blockbuster in Perth, Australia, shut its doors, leaving Bend as the last store. The location in Bend, Oregon became the last standing Blockbuster store in 2018 when two locations in Alaska shut their doors for good. A lone Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon is doing good business, thanks to a combination of publicity, old-fashioned customer service, and tourism fueled … The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. It has a steady lease agreement, and the local owners, Ken and Debbie Tisher, have leased the property since 1992, when it … “The last Blockbuster in Australia is closing at the end of the month making our Bend Store the Last Blockbuster on the Planet!!! It’s official: Bend has the last Blockbuster on Earth Blockbuster store in Perth, Australia will close by the end of March The Bend store doesn't seem to be in danger of closing anytime soon. It has a steady lease agreement, and the local owners, Ken and Debbie Tisher, have leased the property since 1992, when it was a Pacific Video store. The Bend location has about 4,000 customers with paid memberships. Crossposted by 1 day ago. Blockbuster Request Reprint & … The store is located at 211 NE Revere Ave., Bend, OR 97701. The once iconic video renting empire Blockbuster has whittled down to one last store in Bend, Oregon, after the second-to-last location outside of Perth, Australia announced it was closing … The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. Now, a new Netflix documentary called "The Last Blockbuster" brought even more interest in the form of visitors, mail and online orders to the unassuming location in a central Oregon strip mall 170 miles east of Portland. Come April 2019, the Blockbuster in Oregon will take on the title of the last Blockbuster … In its heyday, Blockbuster Video had 9,000 stores around the world. With the closing of a Blockbuster store in Australia, the one in Bend, Ore., will be the last to survive changes in technology and shopping that reshaped the way people watch movies at home. Services were offered primarily at video rental shops, but later alternatives included DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. Close. Blockbuster, officially Blockbuster LLC and also known as Blockbuster Video, was an American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services. The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. Then, in 2019, the only other Blockbuster in Perth, Australia, shut its doors, leaving Bend as the last store. The last operating Blockbuster in Bend,Oregon … 6 Be Kind, Please Rewind: Bend Blockbuster is last on Earth It has a steady lease agreement, and the local owners, Ken and Debbie Tisher, have leased the property since 1992, when it … The Bend Blockbuster has no plans to close. It has a steady lease agreement with the building’s property owner. The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth in 2019 The Blockbuster — located in Bend, Oregon — became the sole surviving location of the video rental chain when the second to last store in Australia closed in 2019 The Blockbuster store in Bend, Ore. (Sandi Harding) ... including the arrival of the oblivious motorcyclist in the central Oregon city. The 20-year-old Blockbuster store in Oregon, is the last remaining store in the once popular video rental chain which had over 9000 stores at one time. The Blockbuster video store in Bend, Oregon, is the last of its kind in the entire world, and it’s miraculously surviving not just the streaming era but also the coronavirus pandemic. Today, just one store remains in Bend, Oregon. Previously operated by Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc., the company expanded … At that time, the franchise was at its peak with 9,000 brick-and-mortar stores worldwide. Blockbuster has just one store that remains open in the entire world, located in Bend, Oregon. It has been dubbed The Last Blockbuster. 56. Airbnb will make a donation to the Humane Society of Central Oregon, which the Bend Blockbuster store has long supported. Sandi Harding. (March 18) A tight budget meant no money to update the surviving store. The store was franchised in 2000 and became a Blockbuster. The last operating Blockbuster in Bend,Oregon is selling merch to keep its doors open.