How has Blackpool changed over the years?
Jayden Rutherford
2025-05-11 11:52:59
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Many people of a certain age will agree, holidaying in Blackpool was once the highlight of any childhood summer. One of the resort's biggest attractions is, of course, the stretch of promenade between the north and south piers we all know as the Golden Mile. During the late 19th century, the Golden Mile emerged as small-scale amusement ride proprietors, fortune-tellers, and oyster bars all vied for the opportunity to attract passing customers by setting up in front of boarding houses. It later received its Golden Mile moniker partly due to the amount of slot machines that began to dominate the stretch. Of course, even in a traditional seaside resort like Blackpool, the attractions that draw people to the place change with the times. From tram rides and piers crowded with deckchairs to the amusements and fish and chip shops, photos taken between 1950 and 2000 capture the changes to Blackpool's glorious Golden Mile.
Tyree Gaylord
2025-05-04 13:31:33
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Before the advent of mass tourism, Blackpool was little more than a seaside village with a population numbering little more than a couple of hundred. This all changed however in the wake of the start of the industrial revolution, workers from the big industrial centres of Lancashire such as Manchester, Burnley, Blackburn, Bolton and Preston using the new railways to travel to the seaside. This allowed Blackpool to prosper and within a couple of decades the small village had been completely transformed into something resembling the busy town that it is today. Hotels sprang up to cater for the increased number of holidaymakers visiting the town and the railway station was expanded so that it could cope with the greater demands placed upon it. The increased availability and affordability of foreign holidays hit Blackpool hard in the 1970s and 1980s, however the resort has hit back and has enjoyed a big growth in visitor numbers over the past few years. Today, Blackpool offers something for everyone with some excellent attractions, hotels and restaurants as well as some hugely popular events throughout the year.
Antonio Lemke
2025-04-25 12:04:08
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These vintage pictures reflect Blackpool back to the last century and beyond. They are mainly street scenes and buildings, some still standing whilst others are long gone. But they give us an idea of how Blackpool looked in past times through the streets which are still so familiar. The new road layout at Oxford Square had just been completed when this photograph was taken in December 1967. Topping Street, Blackpool, pictured from Church Street in 1934. Looking north along Whitegate Drive in 1890. Bispham Village in 1962 looking west along Red Bank Road from All Hallows Road with the Old England pub on the extreme left. Parks department workers in Beechfield Avenue are cutting back the trees to encourage new growth.
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