15 contrasting scenes which show how Blackpool seafront and Golden Mile have changed in a decade - including Woolworths, Metropole and Talbot Square
With Google Street View technology at our fingertips we can see how our towns have changed.
By Claire Lark
Published 13th Oct 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 14th Oct 2022, 13:30 BST
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These images pull together different views along Blackpool seafront in the last ten to 15 years alongside what they look like now. There are only subtle differences to some whilst others have no resemblance to how they looked in the 00s. Remember Lucky Star before the Velvet Coaster? And the old Star Pub at the Pleasure Beach?
Bonny Street Market - so many memories of this place for people. Sadly it closes at the end of the season as the new central development takes shape Photo: National World
Coral Island still sits proudly on the corner of the promenade and New Bonny Street. It's a magnet for tourism and is a highly recognisable part of Blackpool's seafront Photo: National World