They’re the humble corner shops. By the decade of the nineties, supermarkets were widely used but there was still a sense of community in Blackpool and the surrounding areas with clutches of shops dotted around the places we knew well. And we needed them anchored almost on our doorsteps. These pictures are in the 1990s and 2000s – your faithful corner shop might be included.
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![This row of shops in Egerton Road, North Shore, were the community shops for people in 1999. The picture was taken for a story about the re-development of the area](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2NjAxZWEyLWY5ODAtNGI3Ny1iN2Y4LTE0YTFlNjEwYTMzMDplYmZhNmYxYS04NjZmLTRlNzUtYTIxMy0zMThjZWNlNmQzMjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Our Corner Shops
This row of shops in Egerton Road, North Shore, were the community shops for people in 1999. The picture was taken for a story about the re-development of the area Photo: Rob Lock
![The parade of shops at the corner of Cherry Tree Road and Vicarage Lane, Marton](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJmODk2YzkxLTAzODctNDI1ZC1iYmMzLWZhYmNkZTFmOTM5YjpmZTQwNGE3ZC04Y2E5LTQzMmMtOTFjNS0wMzYyNDM3Mjc4NzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Our Corner Shops
The parade of shops at the corner of Cherry Tree Road and Vicarage Lane, Marton Photo: Bill Johnson
![Layton News on Layton Road in 1999](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmZWI1MTc4LTY1NzAtNDE1ZC04ZjExLTZhNzAxM2RhZWZjZDo3YWZkNjYzOS03MzRlLTQwODktOWM2Mi1hZWY0YjU5MjFkM2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![D&M Gorringe Newsagents in Whitegate Drive in 2005](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg2M2QxYzYzLWU3OWQtNDM3Zi1iZjFlLWNmZjQwMDYwYmJkYjozYmRlZTE1OC00YTBmLTRiMTktOWMzNy0zZGM1ZDZkMDQ0NWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Our Corner Shops
D&M Gorringe Newsagents in Whitegate Drive in 2005 Photo: Bill Johnson
![The New Market in Waterloo Road, 2007](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFjZmIzMmYzLTAxNDUtNDk0NC05MDE2LWRmYWU1YmE0YTI2OTo5OWRiMmUzNy03NTJjLTQyMTctOWI2Zi01ZDZmOWFlZmNjNzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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