Some obvious highlights include the former Odeon Cinema (now Funny Girls), The Edith Centre on the centre of Bank Hey Street and Albert Road - and the aptly named Art Deco Cafe in Stanley Park.
But here are some fairly well known buildings which somehow often get left of the usual local Art Deco lists but are still lovely instances of this much-loved genre.
Art Deco, short for the French Arts Décoratifs, and sometimes referred to simply as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s, and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.
Known for its bold, geometric shapes and strong colours, the style brought a radical new approach to architecture - and examples came in all shapes and sizes - as show in the buildings here which are stillaround today
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/53/Art%20Deco%205%20Regent%20Cinema.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=657)
1. The Regent Cinema
The Regent Cinema, on the corner of Regent Road and Church Street, made quite an impact with its dazzling white-tiled exterior and lofty dome, when it was completed in the 1920s. | National World Ltd Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/03/The%20White%20Tower%20restaurant.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. The White Tower Restaurant
The White Tower restaurant at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is a fine example of Art deco | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/06/The%20Royal%20Venue.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=550)
3. The Royal Venue
The Royal Venue on North Promenade, Cleveleys, is a classic Art Deco building | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/13/The%20Royal%20Carlton%20Hotel.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=670)
4. The Royal Carlton Hotel
The Royal Carlton Hotel, Promenade, South Shore, Blackpool | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/02/The%20Music%20Hall%20Tavern.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=601)
5. The former Music Hall Tavern apartments
The former Music Hall Tavern, on Church Street, Blackpool, has been renovated to show off its Art Deco style | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/42/Queens%20Mansions.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Queen's Mansions, above Harts Amusements
Queen's Mansions, the Art Deco apartments above Harts amusements on Queen's Promenade, Bispham | National World Photo: Blackpool Gaztte
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/32/The%20Shipwreck%20Brewhouse.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=583)
7. The Shipwreck Brewhouse and Decade's Cafe, Cleveleys
The distinctive, tiled building on Victoria Road West, Cleveleys - currently occupied by the Shipwreck Brewhouse and neighbours Decades Cafe | Google Images Photo: Google images
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/54/The%20Scala%20Hotel.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. The Scala Hotel, South Shore
The Scala Hotel, on Clifton Drive, South Shore | The Scala Hotel Photo: Scala Hotel
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/21/Yates%20bar.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Yates bar, Promenade, South Shore
Yates bar, on the Promenade at South Shore, is classic Art Deco | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/53/Art%20Deco%205%20Regent%20Cinema.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=657)
1. The Regent Cinema
The Regent Cinema, on the corner of Regent Road and Church Street, made quite an impact with its dazzling white-tiled exterior and lofty dome, when it was completed in the 1920s. | National World Ltd Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/03/The%20White%20Tower%20restaurant.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. The White Tower Restaurant
The White Tower restaurant at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is a fine example of Art deco | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/10/06/The%20Royal%20Venue.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=550)
3. The Royal Venue
The Royal Venue on North Promenade, Cleveleys, is a classic Art Deco building | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/13/The%20Royal%20Carlton%20Hotel.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=670)
4. The Royal Carlton Hotel
The Royal Carlton Hotel, Promenade, South Shore, Blackpool | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/02/The%20Music%20Hall%20Tavern.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=601)
5. The former Music Hall Tavern apartments
The former Music Hall Tavern, on Church Street, Blackpool, has been renovated to show off its Art Deco style | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
![](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/31/11/42/Queens%20Mansions.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Queen's Mansions, above Harts Amusements
Queen's Mansions, the Art Deco apartments above Harts amusements on Queen's Promenade, Bispham | National World Photo: Blackpool Gaztte