Can we talk about the old movie rental place in Northridge that's now a thrift store?

I was driving through Northridge last weekend and saw the old Blockbuster building got turned into a Goodwill. I mean, I knew it closed years ago, but walking in and seeing the shelves where the new releases used to be now full of used clothes was something else. The carpet still has those worn paths where people lined up, and the drop box slot is just a hole in the wall now. I found a VHS copy of 'The Goonies' in a bin near the front, which felt weirdly perfect. It made me think about how I used to find movies just by walking the aisles for an hour, not from some app telling me what to watch. I miss that kind of random find. Has anyone else stumbled into an old spot like that and found something cool from before everything was online?

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julia_black5d ago

Honestly, that hit me right in the feels. I had the same thing happen with the old video store in my town, now a dollar store. The whole vibe is just gone, and finding that VHS is such a perfect, sad little time capsule. It really makes you miss just browsing without some algorithm shoving picks in your face.

reeses415d ago

Wow, I used to think those places were just outdated, but that's actually pretty cool.