From nostalgic sweet shops to iconic clothing stores, locals have shared their top picks for the Blackpool high street revival.
Each image in this gallery captures the shops they miss most, along with the stories and memories that make them unforgettable.
Whether it’s a beloved cafe, a family-run boutique, or a quirky independent store, these favourites reveal the personal connections people have with the town’s retail past and what they hope to see return.
Here are 15 shops that residents most want to see return to Blackpool’s high street.
1. Final bargains
Roberta Simpson holds aloft her bags of shopping on the last day of trading for Woolworths store on Bank Hey Street, Blackpool, in January 2009 | National World Photo: Martin Bostock
2. Nostalgic about Supermarkets
The inside of Food Giant in Blackpool - 1993 | National World
4. Your Blackpool, 1990s
Beatties Toy Shop - home of Hornby train sets and Airfix models Photo: Martin Bostock
5. Shopping Nostalgia
Goldberg was a huge name on the high street in the 80s and early 90s. This was the Blackpool store. Photo: JPIMedia
6. Binns
Binns department store, Edinburgh, in November 1961, showing the famous clock | TSPL