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.
13. Blackpool, 1928
When the Blackpool BIG Wheel was demolished in 1928 - 1929 the carriages were sold off for all sorts of uses including garden sheds: this picture shows the site in Coronation Street as the carriages were removed | Iconic Media
14. Blackpool, 1928
Tavener Rutledge and Co workers on a trip to Blackpool for their annual picnic in 1928 | Iconic Media
15. Blackpool, 1928
In the name of progress - once Blackpool's motto - another building prepares to bite the dust in 1928. Workmen are seen fastening heavy chains to the bedroom window frames of this cottage as demolition continues apace at the junction of Watson Road and Lytham Road, South Shore | Iconic Media
16. Preston, 1928
Tavener Rutledge and Co workers - trip to Blackpool for their annual picnic in 1928 | Iconic Media
17. Blackpool, 1928
Ghosts Of Fleetwood Docks - figure on the far right "Things That Turn Up" Picture was sent to a Sunday newspaper in 1928 - they "outlined" the shadowy figure on the right | Iconic Media