EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Pasoans looking for a blast from the past have a new stop in the borderland with the opening of a classic video store, Rewind El Paso.
Rewind El Paso celebrated its grand opening on Thursday in downtown El Paso, located at 205 S. Stanton St., inside El Nuevo Tiradero on the second floor.
The new store offers a range of physical media and retro tech, including a collection of VHS tapes, LaserDiscs, DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K movies, along with original movie theater posters and CRT televisions.
Speaking to KFOX14/CBS4 on Thursday, owner Sergio Olivas said he created the store after years of collecting physical media and missing the experience of visiting a neighborhood video store.
“I never stopped collecting physical media, and I always missed having a video store to visit,” Olivas said. “I just decided to make my own.”
Olivas added that the celebration of physical media is not only about taking a break from streaming, but a way to bring nostalgia back
“We’re just out here to celebrate physical media because we’re tired of streaming, and we just want to bring it back to when you can actually own your media. It’s important to me personally, because that’s how I grew up watching movies. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that Netflix came around,” Olivas said.
Rewind El Paso officially opened Sept. 1 after Olivas first introduced the concept through local vintage markets. According to Olivas, plans for the future include movie nights and special screenings.
“We’re excited to welcome Rewind El Paso to Downtown and celebrate another unique, locally owned business adding to the Downtown experience,” said Ivan Bernal, marketing and communications manager for the El Paso Downtown Management District.
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