It was a time of massive change and for us in Blackpool, it was the height of the holiday boom, when the tourists flocked in their millions for a taste of the seaside.
These cracking pictures encompass two years through street scenes, football, TV in town, Miss UK - and lots more.
In case you missed them: Blackpool at the turn of the 20th Century
7. Blackpool 1969-1970
Josef Locke, who was appearing for the 1969 season at the Queens Theatre, pictured here opening the new Alpic Cash and Carry in Bispham - now the site of Sainsbury's | National World
8. Blackpool 1969-1970
Blackpool Light Craft Club members outside the new club house at Starr Gate in 1970 | National World
10. Blackpool 1969-1970
Cilla Black at St Annes Civil Service Garden party in 1969 | National World
11. Blackpool 1969-1970
Down it comes...workmen demolish the famous Welcome Arch at the south end of Blackpool Promenade in January 1969 | National World
12. Blackpool 1969-1970
Looking towards the stage in the Jubilee Theatre on the top floor of the Co-op Emporium Coronation Street Blackpool in 1969 | National World