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. 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. And memories of the shops, they were the only browsing we did in those days.
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
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