It was when the pedestrianisation of Church Street was underway and diversions plagued the town centre as the radical changes were made. There's an aerial shot looking north from the old Central Car park, featuring the sea front and the buildings in adjacent streets. A well-known school uniform shop is pictured in Church Street too. It was certainly a time of change for our town.
7. Street scenes
This is an aerial shot taken from Central Car Park
8. Street scenes
Rawcliffes used to be on Church Street - it was where everyone bought their school uniform from.
9. Street scenes
Road alterations at Kings Square in 1976
10. Street scenes
Seed Street - what was the pub on the corner called?
11. Street scenes
Another picture of progress work to pedestrianise Church Street
12. Street scenes
A night scene of central Blackpool. Shopkeepers had put all display lights in their windows to support an electricity saving appeal in December 1970