Westside Video 175B Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

"This place is a gem. I have not been to their current location but I was a big fan of this business a decade ago when I was at the UC and they were on Mission near Laurel and later when they were closer to Mission and Miramar/Fair avenue. They were the best place to rent cool old VHS tapes that never got produced in DVD. They were a true blessing in helping me get through staying home sick with mononucleosis one summer. I hope this business never closes permanently as it is such a quality repository of pop culture and some of the things that are the foundations upon which today's hits and remakes are inspired and built. To close such a business would be akin to throwing away a large portion of history books saying that we learned what they had to say and don't need to be reminded in the future or that future generations have no need to learn about the past. Sometimes the best way to understand a reference that someone funny in the modern day makes is to go back and see the reference for yourself so that you can better understand the joke and the reference. Losing the ability to get the reference via an excellent video rental store would be very sad and I hope that day never comes. I would love to shop at this business again in the future."

"Big shout-out of support for Ashlyn and Westside Video! There's no place like it left in Santa Cruz."

"This is always a great place to pick up a DVD. The staff are always friendly and helpful."

"Love Westside video! Great Staff and Great Specials a real Santa Cruz kind of place."