Blackpool then and now: 17 scenes of contrast which show Blackpool through a 30 year time span

Shops have come and gone, streets have been pedestrianised, buildings have rose from the ashes of fire and some of our lost iconic buildings have been completely replaced. Thanks to Google Street View and our extensive archives, we have pieced together how our town looked in the 1990s to how it’s shaping up now.

In case you missed them: 11 scenes of Blackpool Central Drive in the 80s, 90s and 00s

11 rarely seen pictures which capture Blackpool beach at the height of summer through the decades

9 scenes of Blackpool Starr Gate including trams and sand dunes back to the 1960s