19 busy Blackpool photos of crowds and gridlocked traffic in years past

From Easter right through to the end of the Illuminations, driving along the promenade isn’t an option for locals, unless they are pretending to be tourists for a day.

The photos capture some great scenes on the Golden Mile and check out the cars, they are a blast from the past. There are also old pictures of crowds, from a packed promenade to music festivals, air shows and NYE celebrations in the past

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13. Busy Blackpool

The closure of the Queensway route to St Annes and Lytham caused traffic chaos on the only other route along Clifton Drive, mid noughties | National World