It was just before the Internet boom, in the times before kids were glued to their phones. It was probably the last decade when kids were truly free of modern technology – they still passed notes between them in the classroom and phoned their mates on a landline when they got home. It was when TV still only had four mainstream channels which taught lessons in patience by having to wait a full week for the next episode. They were simpler times in a long gone era.
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1. What Everyone Wants
Now this was possibly the 1990's answer to Primark and was a teen paradise for discount clothes and bargains. You had to rummage though for that going out top... Photo: National
2. Playstation Ride
This was massive when it was launched - it was THE ride to queue for when it opened in the late 90s Photo: National World
3. The new Odeon
This was the high-tech foyer at Blackpool's new (now closed) Odeon Cinema on Rigby Road. It was opening night in 1998 and was a magnet for teenage movie buffs Photo: Rob Lock
4. The Big One
If you grew up in the 1990s you will have witnessed The Big One being built, it's opening day and the years following where you got to ride it. It was a memorable time Photo: Submit
5. Talbot Road bus station
Whether catching a bus for a Saturday job, a mooch round the shops with pals or waiting for the last bus home, this place will be familiar to most kids who grew up in the 90s Photo: National World
6. The Sandcastle
Opened mid-80s The Sandcastle was in its prime in the decade of the 1990s and it was the place to be for young people. Tourists travel miles for a day out at our fantastic waterpark. Aren't we lucky to have it right on our doorstep? Photo: Bill Johnson