21 retro pictures of fast food takeaways in Blackpool including KFC, McDonald's and Wimpy
By Claire Lark
Published 28th Apr 2022, 15:58 BST
Updated 20th Jul 2023, 14:19 BST
These photos will bring back memories of Blackpool's fast food takeaways – when the big names we’ve all come to know and love began opening up in Blackpool.
Our eating habits were changing and fast food style eateries began to take over. Some of these go back a bit and it’s fascinating to see how rebranding has altered the venues over the years. There’s others as well – Burgerdome is in there, remember that after nights out in Blackpool?
This was KFC in 1988 on Whitegate Drive. It had undergone a total re-vamp 11 years after being the first Blackpool franchise to open in 1977. It was the 16th Kentucky Fried Chicken in the country Photo: JPIMedia
Wimpy in Blackpool 1985. The caption on the back says how eat, drink and be merry was taking on a new meaning in a modern world of high-speed cosumerism. Photo: JPImedia
American Charcoal Pit, Cookson Street, October 1987. It says on the back of the photo that it specialised in sirloin steaks served on sesame seed buns with salad and a choice of eight relishes Photo: JPIMedia