How many hotels does our town actually have? Hundreds and hundreds and it has always been the same.
Blackpool had guest houses lining its streets more than 100 years ago and the oldest hotel was ranked to have been constructed in the mid 1800s.
These photos from our archives show some of the many hotels which have served tourism in Blackpool through the years. Some are still around whilst others are long gone. They tap into a long ago era of tourism as Blackpool knew it then...
7. Hotel Nostalgia
The Albion Hotel was situated on the Promenade and the north side of Church Street (known as Lane Ends Street when the hotel was built in 1828). Burton's Buildings later occupied this site. This picture dates back to 1924 | National World
9. Hotel Nostalgia
The residents lounge on the corner of Church Street and the Promenade in the 1930s | National World
11. Hotel Nostalgia
The Oxford Hotel, Oxford Square junction with Waterloo Road | National World
12. Hotel Nostalgia
Corporation Street, Blackpool with the old St John's Market on the right and the Market Hotel prominent in the centre. The market was demolished in 1939 | National World