So much has changed, yet for a generation the images of the streets, shops and seafront, all from the decade of the 80s, are still so familiar as they reminisce over times gone by.
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8. Blackpool Views
A watch service shop and the Halifax Building Society are featured in this picture from 1987 Photo: National World

9. Blackpool Views
Diversions were in place here, in August 1986, after a burst water mains flooded shop basements. All west bound traffic was diverted as the sewer was fixed Photo: National World



12. Blackpool Views
A view of the promenade crowds and historical trams near Coral Island during the Tramway Centenary celebrations in 1985 Photo: staff

