Blackpool Football Club player Stanley Matthews with his wife and children in Blackpoolplaceholder image
Blackpool Football Club player Stanley Matthews with his wife and children in Blackpool

I can't believe it's Blackpool! 33 mind-blowing retro scenes to take you back to Blackpool in 1950

These incredible pictures round-up Blackpool in a golden age.

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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