25 amazing Blackpool retro photos go back in time to 1969-1970

What a time to be alive - the 60s and early 70s.

Published 11th Dec 2023, 18:46 GMT

Updated 12th Dec 2023, 09:48 GMT

It was a time of massive change and for us in Blackpool, it was the height of the holiday boom, when the tourists flocked in their millions for a taste of the seaside.

These cracking pictures encompass two years through street scenes, football, TV in town, Miss UK - and lots more.

In case you missed them: Blackpool at the turn of the 20th Century

Blackpool Dickson Road and Talbot Road

Blackpool through Glass Plates Photography

Fairyland on Central Promenade

1. Blackpool 1969-1970

Fairyland on Central Promenade

Jimmy Armfield at his typewriter after Blackpool won promotion in 1970

2. Blackpool 1969-1970

Jimmy Armfield at his typewriter after Blackpool won promotion in 1970

Bob Stokoe on his arrival in Blackpool in 1970

3. Blackpool 1969-1970

Bob Stokoe on his arrival in Blackpool in 1970

Talbot Road, Layton at the junction with Peel Avenue in 1969

4. Blackpool 1969-1970

Talbot Road, Layton at the junction with Peel Avenue in 1969

Blackpool Children's Pantomime 1970 - the Wizard of Oz

5. Blackpool 1969-1970

Blackpool Children's Pantomime 1970 - the Wizard of Oz

Josef Locke, who was appearing for the 1969 season at the Queens Theatre, pictured here opening the new Alpic Cash and Carry in Bispham - now the site of Sainsbury's

6. Blackpool 1969-1970

Josef Locke, who was appearing for the 1969 season at the Queens Theatre, pictured here opening the new Alpic Cash and Carry in Bispham - now the site of Sainsbury's

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