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 ...

Get transported to a simpler age, before streaming services and digital media, at The Last Blockbuster in the world, a ...

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 ...

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 ...