13 photos of Blackpool through the decades - its streets, shops and shaping the future
By Claire Lark
Published 9th Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
Updated 10th Aug 2023, 08:19 BST
A real mixture of scenes here which depict life in Blackpool through the decades.
They have been plucked from our archives and some haven’t seen the light of day since they were first published in The Gazette years ago. From strip show venues to the demolition of some of Blackpool’s most prized shops as the town’s redevelopment took place, its beaches and piers, they are an eclectic look at times gone by.
The caption on the back of this picture from January 1956 says - 'The huge evacuation on the Old Market site where the foundations are being laid for a multi-storey block of shops and offices. An interesting feature in the new block will be the inclusion of a basement car park Photo: National World
The caption on the back of this photo says: "Among development projects in progress in Blackpool at present is this one of the old Palace Theatre. Workmen are busily engaged in constructing new foundations on which will be built a new superstore" Photo: National World
Unfortunately this great picture has no information with it, except the date of July 4 1976. Does anyone know where it was taken or who the people are? Photo: National World