The photos focus on Victoria Street, which is one of the town’s oldest streets and Corporation Street. They are central to our resort’s shopping. Some of the really old ones go back to the 1800s. I find them fascinating because there are glimmers of how our town would shape up decades later. Other photos fast forward to the 90s and 00s.
ICYMI: 21 spine-tingling retro pics of Poulton nightclubs The Residence, The Hub and Peppermint lounge
37 incredible retro photos of Blackpool hotels in days gone by including the Clifton and Norbreck Castle
2. Town Centre Memories
Victoria Street, 1976. South side of the street looking towards the sea | National World
3. Town Centre Memories
The Evening Gazette and Gazette Stationers occupied the site at the junction on Victoria Street and Corporation Street. The building which housed the Stationers was once The Trevelyan Hotel which closed in 1950 | library
5. Town Centre Memories
Derek Bunting protesting against Council Tax, in Victoria Street, Blackpool | National World
6. Town Centre Memories
Cars and shoppers shared the space as they looked for bargains in the 1940s on the open air market that bordered Market Street, Church Street, Corporation Street and West Street | National World