Blockbuster's Last Store (2013-2020s)
After Blockbuster's 2010 bankruptcy, the chain closed thousands of stores. Media declared the brand dead when most locations shut in 2013 and 2014.
One franchise-owned store in Bend, Oregon stayed open, becoming a local landmark and tourist draw.
It came to symbolize how corporate closure reports can miss a location that is still trading.
A public record or news story saying a business is gone does not always match reality - one outlet can keep operating while everything around it says otherwise.
