Streets, landmarks and shops on the Fylde Coast that set the scene in the 1990s
In an ever changing world it’s good to rewind and find out what it all looked like in days gone by.
The iconic Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach was still under construction in 1994
These photos dug from our archives take in views of Blackpool and Fylde towns in the decade of the nineties. It’s striking to see how some areas and buildings have changed, or disappeared completely – like the skyline in Layton where the high-rise flats once stood or Lewis’s in central Blackpool and the Broadway pub in Fleetwood, where a medical centre now stands. Other scenes brought into focus are still recognizable. Do you remember these scenes?
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Fleetwood Pier in 1990. It’s demise came after a huge blaze in 2008
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A familiar sight on Blackpool promenade – The Manchester pictured here in 1990
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The flats at Layton dominated the skyline as shown here in 1991
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The new look Birley Street after it was pedestrianised. This picture was taken in 1998
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This is Queens Square after a revamp in 1995
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Shoppers at Lewis’s in Blackpool, 1992
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With its red facade, Abingdon Street Market is unmistakable here
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Remember Normid and the Co-op store on Talbot Road? This was in 1995. It’s now Mecca bingo
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The Broadway in Fleetwood was a popular watering hole. This was taken in 1996. It has since been demolished and replaced with a medical centre
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Waterloo Road Post Office, South Shore in1992
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The big wheel on Central Pier was a big attraction at Easter in 1990
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Talbot Road with Empire Grove between the two blocks of shops and Devonshire Road beyond, 1993
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Another scene which shows Birley Street when it was pedestrianised in 1996. When Birley Street was pedestrianised in 1996 it was envisaged as Blackpool’s answer to Paris, with pavement cafes and a relaxed continental atmosphere. Remember Wades furniture to the right?
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Safeway in Cleveleys, at the junction of Amounderness Way and Victoria Road West, before it became Morrisons The 56,000sq foot floor space superstore opened in 1991.
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Lytham Road, South Shore looking towards Blackpool Tower from close to the junction with Worsley Road, 1990
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The Beach Terrace Cafe, now Beach Cafe, thrives all year round. This is how it looked in 1991
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The Taps still keeps hold of that traditional pub style. The Henry Street pub in Lytham is just as popular as it was in this picture, back in 1994
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Families feeding the ducks at Wrea Green in 1990 – one of the Fylde’s most charming and picturesque villages
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Whitegate Drive in 1999
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Central car park in 1998. This was where Blackpool’s old Central Railway Station once stood
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Central Drive at the junction with Grasmere Road, 1998
