Back when VHS tapes and DVDs ruled the world of video it seemed like there was a Blockbuster Video store on every corner.
According to Wikipedia, just 15 years ago there were over 9,000 Blockbuster stores world-wide, and about half of those were in the United States.
But then along came Redbox with their $1 movie rentals and dirt-cheap video streaming from Netflix and the folks at Blockbuster Headquarters quickly saw the writing on the the wall.