38-year-old Katrina Barnett thinks back fondly of her time working at Payless Video in Denton.
She worked at the movie rental store in the final years of its existence but was a frequent visitor even before that. Payless Video, along with nearly every other movie rental store across the nation, closed about 20 years ago.
These days it seems that physical media is making a comeback, which inspired Barnett to launch the nonprofit Videoland TX, which aims to bring the experience of going to a movie rental store back to people with nostalgic memories of them, and the younger generations who missed out.
Barnett told WFAA, “We've reached a point culturally where there's a real turn back to the analog way of doing things and kind of an online burnout. Not just with millennials and Gen X, but the younger generations too. So it started to feel like a good time.
Barnett says they have a few thousand movies in their catalogue, including Blue Rays, DVDs, 4k, and even VHS. The nonprofit is working on a physical location with which to set up shop.
They hope to begin fundraising next spring, with the dream being to open their own store in time for next Halloween.
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