It was 1950 and our town was thriving as a premier holiday resort. The stars were in town for summer seasons, holidaymakers packed the seafront, new schools were built and school children watched TV for the first time.
Lots of street scenes and people pictures included in a gallery of memories.
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8. Blackpool, 1950
Blackpool's first female pilot Mrs S P Chapman who worked for Air Navigation and Trading Ltd at Squires Gate Blackpool Photo: staff
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