Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Week In history: The first Blockbuster video rental store opened on Oct. 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas. Pictured here is the ...

Long before Netflix, there was Blockbuster Video. The very first Blockbuster Video Store opened on October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas. It was opened by David Cook as a lone video rental store, but the ...

Blockbuster Video was the biggest, brightest of video rental options throughout the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s. However, all that remains today is a lone store that sells nostalgic merch in Bend, ...

Before streaming entered the scene, Friday nights were the prime time to head to Blockbuster. Families and friends wandered the aisles looking for the perfect movie, often picking up a box of candy or ...