When it was built in the 1980s, several of Blackpool’s oldest streets disappeared to make way for it including Tower Street, Sefton Street and Water Street. At the time, with a price tag of £5m, Houndshill was one of Britain’s most streamlined and modern shopping centres. It was built by John Laings and when it opened comprised 40 shops, a restaurant and a coffee bar.
In case you missed them Blackpool's earliest days in the 1800s