These two scenes in Market Street are worlds apart. The top one was taken in 2009 and shows NTK bar and an empty space ready for redevelopment. JD Wetherspoon's The Layton Rakes rose from the rubble and Brannigans has taken over NTK in the more recent 2022 picture. The clever use of buildings has created an area for nightlife, with Revolution further down. The Mitre and other bars are tucked away out of view in West Street to the rightThese two scenes in Market Street are worlds apart. The top one was taken in 2009 and shows NTK bar and an empty space ready for redevelopment. JD Wetherspoon's The Layton Rakes rose from the rubble and Brannigans has taken over NTK in the more recent 2022 picture. The clever use of buildings has created an area for nightlife, with Revolution further down. The Mitre and other bars are tucked away out of view in West Street to the right
These two scenes in Market Street are worlds apart. The top one was taken in 2009 and shows NTK bar and an empty space ready for redevelopment. JD Wetherspoon's The Layton Rakes rose from the rubble and Brannigans has taken over NTK in the more recent 2022 picture. The clever use of buildings has created an area for nightlife, with Revolution further down. The Mitre and other bars are tucked away out of view in West Street to the right

13 scenes reveal a decade of change in Blackpool town centre through the eyes of Google Street View - including Church Street, Market Street and Corporation Street

By Claire Lark
Published 30th Mar 2023, 11:07 BST
Updated 30th Mar 2023, 11:29 BST
Contrasting images from Google Street View reveal changes in Blackpool town centre through a decade.

Blackpool is undergoing a huge £21m transformation to its shopping zone with ongoing construction work to extend the main area – and the difference already is staggering. The photos reveal shops which have been stripped from the high street but also show pubs and bars on Market Street, an area which has been carefully planned for entertainment and nightlife.

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Clifton Hotel in Talbot Square, top in 2009 and as it is now as Forshaw's Hotel. It is one of Blackpool's oldest hotels

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Clifton Hotel in Talbot Square, top in 2009 and as it is now as Forshaw's Hotel. It is one of Blackpool's oldest hotels Photo: Google

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Two contrasting scenes from 2009 and 2022 which show the heart of the town centre at the junction of Church Street and Corporation Street. Currys is now a Costa

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Two contrasting scenes from 2009 and 2022 which show the heart of the town centre at the junction of Church Street and Corporation Street. Currys is now a Costa Photo: Google

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Looking down Corporation Street the most obvious change here is BHS is now B&M Bargains. In the distance where Nando's is now, the shop is empty in the 2009 picture. It had been Clarks Shoes

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Looking down Corporation Street the most obvious change here is BHS is now B&M Bargains. In the distance where Nando's is now, the shop is empty in the 2009 picture. It had been Clarks Shoes Photo: Google

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An attractive scene which shows Blackpool Council offices in two different decades. Trees make all the difference to a town centre

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An attractive scene which shows Blackpool Council offices in two different decades. Trees make all the difference to a town centre Photo: Google

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West Street is where the nightlife is and in the 2022 photo its entrance says 'Brilliance'

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West Street is where the nightlife is and in the 2022 photo its entrance says 'Brilliance' Photo: Google

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Scruffy Murphys, still a town centre favourite. Lloyds Bank has firmly retained its place on the high street

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Scruffy Murphys, still a town centre favourite. Lloyds Bank has firmly retained its place on the high street Photo: Google

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