Pedestrianisation under way at the southern end of Corporation Street looking towards Victoria Street with the Grand Theatre on the left, K shoes on the right.The Stanley Cafe in the distance on Victoria Streetplaceholder image
Pedestrianisation under way at the southern end of Corporation Street looking towards Victoria Street with the Grand Theatre on the left, K shoes on the right.The Stanley Cafe in the distance on Victoria Street | library

37 incredible pictures which embrace Blackpool historically as a seaside town through eras

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 21st Dec 2024, 16:01 BST

There is no particular theme for these pictures from the past, they are just fabulous snapshots of our beautiful town.

They cover the decades and show buildings, people, weather and day to day scenes of Blackpool. There are some rarely seen ones too.

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Mac's Majestic Ballroom, Bathesda Square. The building consisted of a ballroom on the first floor, a garage and a small shop. The premises were sold to the Brunswick Workingmen's Club

25. Retro Blackpool

Mac's Majestic Ballroom, Bathesda Square. The building consisted of a ballroom on the first floor, a garage and a small shop. The premises were sold to the Brunswick Workingmen's Club | National World

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Blackpool Illuminations, Walt Disney's Living Desert

26. Retro Blackpool

Blackpool Illuminations, Walt Disney's Living Desert | National World

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The scene in a Blackpool street following a heavy fall of snow in 1940. Clearing the snow was everyone's job before they could get out

27. Retro Blackpool

The scene in a Blackpool street following a heavy fall of snow in 1940. Clearing the snow was everyone's job before they could get out | National World

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A sports car pushed onto the stage of the new ABC Theatregives an idea of the size of the interior of the building, 1963

28. Retro Blackpool

A sports car pushed onto the stage of the new ABC Theatregives an idea of the size of the interior of the building, 1963 | library

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The new Star Hotel , South Shore, Blackpool, opened in 1932, it was built in front of the old Star Inn

29. Retro Blackpool

The new Star Hotel , South Shore, Blackpool, opened in 1932, it was built in front of the old Star Inn | National World

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Crowds regularly flocked to Fairhaven Lake to see exciting water sports such as hydroplane racing

30. Retro Blackpool

Crowds regularly flocked to Fairhaven Lake to see exciting water sports such as hydroplane racing | library

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