Pizza and a movie is soon going to require a little more work than the usual walk to Campus Town West.

The Blockbuster Video store, 1624 W. Wells Ave., did not renew its lease with the university and will close within a week, according to spokesman Blake Lugash.

At the same time, Papa John's Pizza at 1618 W. Wells has moved across the street to 1611 W. Wells and will reopen at month's end, according to Todd Hall, a partner in the company.

Papa John's move was planned, said Toby Peters, associate vice president. The bursar and loan accounts office, currently located in Carpenter Tower, will move by the end of the semester into Campus Town West. Papa John's, the closed North Milwaukee State Bank branch and the Office of Off-Campus Housing and University Apartments originally filled the space they will occupy.

Off-Campus Housing and University Apartments moved to the new wing of Campus Town East during the summer. There are no plans to move other offices into Tower, Peters said.

The university asked Papa John's to relocate but they did not object to the plan, because they wanted to increase visibility, Hall said. In the old location they were not easily seen from the street. Rent at 1611 will be the same price.

"We've had a long-term relationship with Marquette, and we want to continue to be in the Marquette community," Hall said.

On the other hand, the Blockbuster closure was not requested by Marquette officials. Blockbuster informed Marquette it would not renew its lease in Campus Town West in the third week of September, Peters said.

"They didn't give a rationale as to why they were closing," Peters said.

Lugash said location of the store was a factor. There are two other stores within a mile and a half of each other, at 715 S. Layton Rd. and 544 E. Ogden Ave.

"We could provide our customers with services they expect in our area," Lugash said.

There are no immediate plans for replacing Blockbuster, but the process of assessing which businesses could fill the space is beginning.

"We're not rushing into filling the space," Peters said.