![]() Jan Henkel got her first Pic-A-Flic membership card in the late 70’s. RELATED: Video rental store on Cook Street a labour of love “Any customer I lose, I’m sure I’ll gain one or two more.” “About 95 per cent said, ‘Oh, you’re moving closer to me!’ There may be people in the immediate neighbourhood who maybe don’t make the trek, but there’s so much residential and rental housing around there, I think I’ll be fine,” he said. Patrons were finding out about the move on Wednesday, and while some were sad the shop would be leaving the Village, Bendall said most patrons were elated. “It’s a little smaller, but it just means the shelves will be a little bit closer together … We have about 40,000 DVDs in the store, so it’s gonna be a challenge, but it’ll be fun.” “It’s perfect it’s got parking, it’s got space and it’s cheaper,” Bendall said. ![]() While the Cook Street location has 2,000 square feet, Stadacona will give him 1,800. in the former Gordie’s Music space at Stadacona Centre. He was able to find a comparable location at 1519 Pandora Ave. “I’d still have to move somewhere for a couple years, and the cost of moving and moving back would be crippling,” Bendall said. The four-storey, 48-unit building proposed by Aragon Properties for the site will feature over 5,000 feet of commercial space, but Pic-A-Flic owner Kent Bendall said cost-wise it just wouldn’t work to come back to a new building.ĪLSO READ: Cook Street activity centre celebrates cultures However, the locally-owned store, one of few such outlets left in Greater Victoria, is packing up shop and moving, with a multi-purpose development proposed for the corner lots. While physically going to a movie store to rent the newest release – or rewatch a cult classic – seems archaic in the world of Netflix and video on demand, people find something nostalgic and comforting about a trip to Pic-A-Flic, which has operated at Pendergast and Cook streets in Cook Street Village for 35 years.
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