By the1930s Blackpool was established firmly on the map as a seaside resort with its attractions and Golden Mile appeal. The lively promenade buzzed with holidaymaker alongside what we consider the traditions of donkey rides, shows and a flourishing Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Despite economic challenges of the era, Blackpool still oozed a sense of joy. These pictures round up the first two years of the decade – street scenes, the beach, old shops and pubs which are no longer there and some of the faces who a remembered from the era.
In case you missed them: 27 historical Blackpool pictures taken at the turn of the 20th Century from 1900-1905
2. Blackpool - early 30s
29th June 1930: One of the floats, depicting bathing belles in a Blackpool pageant led by Britain's Cotton Queen. Miss F Lockett, selected from 18 Lancashire Cotton Queens, gained the title and was crowned by The Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool. Photo: Douglas Miller
3. Blackpool - early 30s
Victoria Street , Blackpool in 1932. These 2 houses, including a small shop, were demolished soon after this photograph was taken to make way for an extension to the Gazette and Herald building which opened in 1934. To the right of these houses was the Trevelyan Hotel, which itself was transformed in later years when it was incorporated into the Gazette complex including the Gazette Stationers. To the left is the Gazette and Herald printworks in Temple Street Photo: staff
4. Blackpool - early 30s
The Commercial Hotel on the corner of Waterloo Road and Commercial Road later 20s/early 30s. The Dutton Arms replaced the hotel Photo: staff
6. Blackpool - early 1930s
Jockey Sir Gordon Richards (second from right ) in Blackpool, 1930 Photo: Submit