It was a time when every unit and shop was filled with trade and people would pack the streets on a Saturday afternoon hunting for a bargain. It was the last era of true high street shopping before the age of Internet shopping began to tighten its grip.
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![And another older photo. This was Rawcliffe's in Birley Street, 1950s?](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg5MjA2MGEzLWNhMmUtNDZkMy04YWJlLTY0Y2QyOTBmYTM5ODphZWUwNTdhOC0xMjJjLTQ1NGQtOWZhMi1jZGE0ZDQyMjljZWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Lost shopping days
And another older photo. This was Rawcliffe's in Birley Street, 1950s? Photo: National World
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