17 memorable photos of Queen Street in Blackpool the early home of Funny Girls and pub circuit

Queen Street is a popular pub circuit with bars, pubs and eating establishments, including the birthplace of Funny Girls.

It hasn’t always been like that, of course.

Laced with shops and stalls, Queen Street, which opens up to the promenade, was traditionally a shopping area, as these photos show.

They roll back the years to the 1930s and showcasing its changable past. One place which remained for decaded was Caves Corner, pictured in its early days. It’s now a tattoo studio.

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