One of the few remaining Blockbusters in the US is closing — take a look inside by Kate Taylor on Jun 29, 2017, 10:46 AM Advertisement
 Fewer than a dozen Blockbuster Video stores still exist in the US, and one of them is closing. The Blockbuster location in Eagle River, Alaska is going out of business, workers told Alaska Star on Wednesday. At its peak in the early 1990s, Blockbuster had around 9,000 stores, The Washington Post reported. Most of the remaining Blockbusters are in Alaska, where frigid, long winters and expensive, slow Wi-Fi help keep the video rental store in business. However, even in Alaska, the chain can't live on forever. "Technology is a fickle beast," Kevin Daymude, the general manager for the seven remaining Blockbusters in Alaska, told the Alaska Star. Many Americans haven't seen a Blockbuster — much less gone inside — since the company filed for bankruptcy in 2010. For Blockbuster lovers desperately missing the store, and for video-rental virgins raised on Netflix, here's what it's like to visit one of the handful of remaining Blockbusters in the country. SEE ALSO: A controversial '90s-era beverage that was pulled from shelves during the Recession is back with a vengeance The location in Eagle River, Alaska is one of the few Blockbuster locations left, but it's set to close soon. Instagram Embed:
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Starting Thursday, the location is selling everything inside — from DVDs to posters to soda. Instagram Embed:
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If you drive through Alaska, you can still spot a handful of Blockbusters. Instagram Embed:
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