Holiday crowds still flocked to the piers, theatres, and illuminations, while trams rattled past boarding houses.
That year, the famous Big Wheel, once a towering symbol of Edwardian spectacle, was dismantled, marking change.
Its removal opened views across the sands, reminding residents that the resort continually reinvented itself to entertain new generations.
7. Blackpool, 1928
eddy Baldock (2nd from left), World bantam weight Champion 1927, is greeted by Cecil Parkin ,4th from left, (England cricketer?) when he arrived in Blackpool in 1928 for his fight with Bugler Lake. | Iconic Media
8. One of the carriages from the Big Wheel , Blackpool, which was re-used as a cafe at St Michael's. The Big Wheel was demolished in 1928. Historical dated 30/01/1967 Published 02/02/1967
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10. Blackpool, 1928
Usherettes in the Palace Building, Blackpool in 1928, inlcuding Joan Lawrenson's mother | submit
12. Blackpool, 1928
Big Wheel - demolition of the wheel began in 1928. The carriages and a sectiion of the wheel had been removed in this photo | Iconic Media