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The pedestrian walkway which spanned the promenade to Bank Hey Street is put in place | National World

25 forgotten pictures of Blackpool from the 1970s - buildings, streets and people

These are some of the pictures which shaped Blackpool 50 odd years ago.

From fighter jets landing on the M55 and busy shops at Christmas, to scaling Blackpool Tower and the newly crowned Miss Blackpool, it was all happening!

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