| Blackpool Promenade and Attractions |
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The Vulcan bomber at Blackpool Airport.
It had been hoped to restore it to a flying condition, but the cost was too high.
Yes, I know it's not on the Promenade, but it is an attraction and besides - people would trip over it on the Prom... |
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The Promenade itself does not have a lot going for it.
A much-patched incredibly large chunk of featureless concrete. Recently some green stuff has been laid down at south shore, towards Starr Gate. We've not seen such things on the Prom
before but after some research I believe it's called "grass"...
Left: approaching Central Pier from the south.
Right: The Tower tram stop. |
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This restaurant, still open today, was a popular one
with visitors and locals alike.
In the Illuminations period, most weekend visitors would have a meal at lunchtime on Sundays
in the hotels, leaving landladies and families free for a night out. We used to come here for
Sunday tea quite regularly! |
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South Shore open air baths. They were demolished to make
way for the Sandcastle. Don't talk to the locals about the Sandcastle...
They are seen here from the gardens across the road. These gardens incorporated a crazy golf
course, that has remained popular to the present day (below). |
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Left the Crazy Golf course 1998.
Right: the same gardens and crazy golf seen around 1964. I'm on the left; my brother, Frank,
is playing the stroke. |
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Looking north from in front of Lewis's store in 1977 towords the North Pier and the War Memorial.
Lewis's store was a landmark for many years as the Tower's northern next-door neighbour.
The honeycombed front of the building was backlit at night with a soft green lighting.
The red white and blue ribbons were displayed during the Silver Jubilee year, 1977. |
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| The Golden Mile stretches southwards. The photo was taken from the pedestrian bridge over the Promenade road. There was a scheme to build a series of such bridges but the money wasn't forthcoming and the plan was abandoned after the first bridge was built.
There has been talk of it being demolished.
On the right, just before the arcade of the Central Pier stands the Lifeboat House, which was left without a lifeboat with the building of a new one in 1999. |
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