The packed promenade, cars bumper to bumper and thousands of people soaking up the sun on the beach, evoke nostalgia and show why Blackpool has always been a premier seaside resort.
Some of the buildings have changed and there are scenes which show the Illuminations above the promenade, some of which are long gone. Photos of the donkeys, a scene of North Pier and other general views of the seafront are featured.


. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
Blackpool launched a service at North Pier, to allow people to put their messages on Lasergram in 1982 Photo: library

. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
Not so much a zebra crossing, more of a donkey crossing, with a dog to help keep them in line. When the rains come down in force in Blackpool, they force these well-known Blackpool residents to retire home early Photo: library


. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
ET under construction in Deember 1982 pictured on the roof of Louis Tussauds Waxworks - with missing finger parts Photo: National World

7. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
The flags were flying in this seafront picture Photo: National World

8. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
This was actually August 1988, although it looks more like autumn Photo: library


10. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
You can barely put a pin between people in this scene of Blackpool beach, 1988 Photo: submit

11. Blackpool Seafront 1980s
The Illuminations were up in this scene taken on a gloomy October day in 1980 Photo: National World
