But aside from it being the south terminus for Blackpool’s famous trams, it’s also when the Illuminations start (or end depending on which direction you’re coming from) and where the Fylde’s sand dunes begin. These pictures roll back to the times to show how the area has developed through the years.
In case you missed them: 11 scenes of Blackpool Central Drive in the 80s, 90s and 00s
1. Starr Gate and Squires Gate
Disused land at Starr Gate which, in 1990, looked like it was going to be turned into Underwater World by a New Zealand company. It would have seen visitors transported through transparent tube tunnels travelling on slow moving conveyors Photo: National World
2. Starr Gate and Squires Gate
Tram at Starr Gate in 2002, before the new terminal was built Photo: Bill Johnson
3. Starr Gate and Squires Gate
The slipway to the beach at Squires Gate Lane in 1977 Photo: National World
4. Starr Gate and Squires Gate
The sandhills as they were in October 1966 Photo: National World
6. Starr Gate
Just a distant memory now the new depot is built - this was 2006 Photo: Bill Johnson