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Title: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: Rods2 on 29 March 2014, 01:21:10

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591542/Oh-did-like-seaside-Incredible-archive-images-dating-150-years-heyday-Blackpool-iconic-British-holiday-resort.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591542/Oh-did-like-seaside-Incredible-archive-images-dating-150-years-heyday-Blackpool-iconic-British-holiday-resort.html)

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: pscocoa on 29 March 2014, 07:09:35

Great spot.

Brings back memories of my grandparents buying the Rail Rover tickets for Wakes Week (factory shutdown) so we visited a different resort everyday by steam train - usually hauled by a Black 5.

From memory the visit routine was -
Liverpool, Fleetwood, Blackpool, Southport, Llandudno, Morecambe,  Colwyn Bay - Chester might have been in there as well.

This would have been 1950s.

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 29 March 2014, 07:41:08

interesting pictures :y

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: Lagondanet on 29 March 2014, 08:07:54

I have never been but they are fantastic pix.

 :)

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: cam2502 on 29 March 2014, 08:30:23

Wow. Hard to believe Blackpool was ever that busy. Great pics  :y

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: Varche on 29 March 2014, 09:01:23

Interesting post, thanks. :y

Title: Re: Blackpool in pictures
Post by: omegod on 29 March 2014, 09:18:34

Quote from: cam2502 on 29 March 2014, 08:30:23

Wow. Hard to believe Blackpool was ever that busy. Great pics  :y

I agree it's a bloody miserable place these days, main summer trade seems to be the Scots going there to get drunk as skunks!