35 incredibly nostalgic pictures Blackpool in 1958 that relive life, people and places

We are throwing back the years with these fabulous pictures of Blackpool in the year of 1958.

It’s outside living memory for many of us and so bring a glimpse of our town 65 years ago. Who knew that gangster Al Capone’s car was sold through auction in Blackpool? Dramatic floods under the railway bridge on Devonshire Road, snow capped roofs and football great Jimmy Armfield’s wedding are among these great pictures which wrap up a year.

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31. Blackpool, 1958

One of the Four Seasons statues in the Italian Gardens was toppled in a tour of destruction by hooligans whilst Stanley Park was enveloped in mist in 1958 Photo: staff