The Coffee Pot and its outdoor tables with Thomas Cook and Barclays Bank beyond in Birley Street

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19 fabulous town centre pictures taken in Blackpool to transport you back in time to the 1990s

Digital Journalist

Published 3rd Jul 2026, 16:00 BST

From the chain stores we miss to small shops which nestled in the side streets away from the town centre, these photos take a nostalgic walk through Blackpool remembering how it all looked 30 years ago.

Queen Street, Topping Street, Birley Street, Abingdon Street – they are all there, as well as others with plenty of faces too. You might see yourself in the crowds. And look at the cars from back in the day, they will have you reminiscing over what is a nostalgic era.

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