From the greyhound racing track and Golden Mile sideshows to packed beaches, demolished streets and pubs they remind us how we lived in those long-gone days.
13. Blackpool, 1950s
Harrowside Bridge, South Shore 1950s. The white building is the Co-op butchers and grocers Photo: Submit
15. Blackpool, 1950s
Dancing styles changed but they were still taking their partners in the Palace ballroom in this 1950s picture Photo: Historical
17. Blackpool, 1950s
Squires Gate Factory - Hawker-Sidley aircraft factory which during world war two was owned by Vickers who made bomber aircraft there. There were plans in the late 1950s to turn the hangars into a conference and exhibition centre Photo: Submit
18. Blackpool, 1950s
Steam train rolling into Central Station full of holidaymakers Photo: National World
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