Traders vocally advertising their products added to that vibrancy as people bustled through the stalls. These photos show much-loved Abingdon Street Market, many people will have memories of the red fronted building, the stalls and those who ran them. Open air Bonny Street Market is also pictured, as well as others.
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2. Market days
Bonny Street Market in the shadows of the old police station and central car park in 1986 Photo: National World
3. Market days
Abingdon Street Market - a shopping hub in the centre of Blackpool Photo: National World
4. Market days
The familiar red fascia of Abingdon Street Market in 1996 Photo: National World
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