After seven years of service to the community of Brownsville, Nostalgia Video Games and Comics said goodbye to its customers by hosting a “final level” event on Sept. 9.
The store marked the end of an era as it closed indefinitely.
Nostalgia’s owner Jesus Cortez said his reasons for closing include increasing exposure through an online forum and saving money on overhead expenses.
Employee and Cortez’s mother-in-law, Juanita Hernandez, witnessed the many kinds of people who passed through the years.
Longtime comic book enthusiast and middle school teacher Andy Najera experienced the store’s closing firsthand.
As the economy and society changes, business owners have to change with it, local business owner Eric Saenz said.
Saenz, who is also a longtime customer, expressed his appreciation for the now closed store.
Regardless, the goodbye brought everyone to tears, Hernandez said.
According to Cortez, an online shop is still in the works; it is expected to open within one or two months. However, its Facebook page will still be open.