Why this might be your last chance to buy a DVD
<p>It’s the end of an era as Civic Video in Sydney’s Newtown closes after 35 years, with patrons in a mad rush to stock up on DVDs before the doors are shut for good.</p>
<p>Despite the rise of streaming services like Netflix, DVD warehouses and illegal downloading methods, Civic Video is still hanging in there with 27 brick-and-mortar stores across the country, serving a small group of dedicated clients.</p>
<p>The Sydney Newtown Civic Video was one of the chain’s last holdouts in the Harbour City, but on Sunday loyal customers were given the bad news via text message.</p>
<p>Now the store, which has approximately 25,000 titles on the shelves, is selling off its selection to all comers, prompting a miniresurgence in foot traffic. Ironically, more customers have passed through the doors in the last few days than in recent months.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">It's 2017 and Civic Video Newtown is closing down <a href="https://t.co/tkhkVYyCRV">pic.twitter.com/tkhkVYyCRV</a></p>
— Tess Bennett (@TessBennett) <a href="https://twitter.com/TessBennett/status/878784037262835712">June 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
<p>Sabah, who’s worked at Civic for about six months, told News.com.au, “The regulars kept us going. We’ve had more people in here since we announced we’re shutting down than we’ve had since I can remember.</p>
<p>“Coming to work every day is like travelling back in time. You’re part of a dying industry, so working here has a neighbourhood feel you don’t get anywhere else.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/civic?src=hash">#civic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VIDEO?src=hash">#VIDEO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Newtown?src=hash">#Newtown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/childhoodmemories?src=hash">#childhoodmemories</a> <a href="https://t.co/emtgtKlDqy">pic.twitter.com/emtgtKlDqy</a></p>
— Weesey (@weeseytheweird) <a href="https://twitter.com/weeseytheweird/status/836408336543207424">February 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
<p>With at least six weeks of the closing down sale left, there’s still a little bit of time for nostalgia hunters in the Harbour City to scour the shelves for an old favourite.</p>
<p>Do you use streaming services? Or are you sad to see video stores disappear?</p>
