Eliwoodman12 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Figured I make a thread out of this for fun. With TRU closing and me thinking what could go into those vacant buildings, it made me remember what went into the Blockbusters once they closed. My childhood one turned into two stores. One a nail salon that's still there (maybe changed owners) and another building that started out as an insurance company but they later left. A walk in clinic in the same plaza wound up moving over to where the insurance company was. I believe I've been in that walk in clinic once. Can't go into where the nail salon is, well cause I have no need to One town over turned into this computer repair store, but they later moved out and has been vacant since. Another one is now a paint store, and others around my state had restaurants go into them. This doesn't have to be just Blockbuster either. Could be a Hollywood Video as well. I never went but the one in my town wound up turning into the rest of CVS that was already there. They wound up using the building and expanded. Quote Link to comment
Link, the Hero of Dreams Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Mine turned into a Mexican restaurant. Eliwoodman12 1 Quote Link to comment
April Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I think ours just has the empty building and the outline of the logo like a capitalist gravestone lol Quote Link to comment
Fuzzer1 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Two close to me have become a gym and a Dollar Tree. Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Mine is currently a Five Guys after switching owners several times over the years. Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 i left my small town when i turned 19 so i looked it up and apparently that bitch still empty lmfao Sir Grim Locksmith VIII and April 2 Quote Link to comment
ace Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 The one closest to me is now a veterinary clinic. Quote Link to comment
"Casual Trash" Kirbys Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Mine turned into a Subway next to a Ceasar's Pizza Quote Link to comment
Eliwood8 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Pretty sure it stayed empty for a long time, but let's see what Google Maps shows now…it's a bank. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) It's still empty. Just double checked and now it's supposedly a coney place. Edited April 24, 2018 by Doc Brown Quote Link to comment
WING-X Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Our blockbuster turned into a Denny's and our Hollywood video is now a mountain mikes. Edited April 24, 2018 by WING-X Quote Link to comment
Stephen 776 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 A cell phone store. Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 The main one is a satellite medical office, the small secondary one I believe is now a cell phone store. Quote Link to comment
The Ultimate Mario Fan Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) My Blockbuster turned into a Circuit City, which turned into a Borders, which turned into a RadioShack, which turned into a Toys R' Us, which turned into a... Edited April 24, 2018 by The Ultimate Mario Fan Quote Link to comment
April Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, The Ultimate Mario Fan said: My Blockbuster turned into a Circuit City, which turned into a Borders, which turned into a RadioShack, which turned into a Toys R' Us, which turned into a... damn that lot is cursed The Ultimate Mario Fan, Link, the Hero of Dreams and Sir Grim Locksmith VIII 3 Quote Link to comment
Stephen 776 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 What did it turn into next? We must know what else the future has doomed. Link, the Hero of Dreams 1 Quote Link to comment
April Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I think he meant the future is yet to be determined Quote Link to comment
Edie Napier Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 mine became a paint shop, but i'm more concerned about the famous pizzeria in our town and if it had to close down after the owner was caught embezzling payroll taxes which shouldn't surprise me with it being an italian pizzeria since that's what us italians basically do but still Quote Link to comment
Sir Grim Locksmith VIII Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 My former Hollywood Video store turned into a beauty salon and one of my Blockbusters turned into a pet supply store. Quote Link to comment
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