And it was a time when Blackpool was changing. Buildings were being torn down, in fact whole streets were gone, new places were springing up and there was a whole lot of life going on in our town. These pictures remember the best of ‘half a century’ ago.
13. Blackpool, 1974
Sitting in her bedroom, surrounded by boxes full of pots and pans, towels and bed linen, is Mrs Elizabeth Dewhurst. Ibbiston Street 'slums' November 1974 | National World
15. Blackpool, 1974
The SRN 6 Hovercraft arrives on the Blackpool Beach to pick up councillors and officials for a demonstration run along the Blackpool sea-shore | National World
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