I'd love to go back... 37 old school retro pics of a thriving 1980s Blackpool, from the Golden Mile to trams

It was the time when the annual conferences added a political undertone to the town's spirited atmosphere which saw deckchairs lining the promenade as far as the eye could see. The town's iconic trams rumbed along the seafront ferrying tourists to the town's attractions.

The town centre was alive with shoppers, as were the hundreds of guest houses.

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