But thanks to photo apps and AI we can transform them into colour to show our town in a whole new light. The idea is to make them look a little more like the world people really saw at the time.
These are a selection of images dating back to the early 20th century and through to the 50s and even early 80s to show colourised versions of black and white images of our great town.
7. Blackpool Coloured-In
Blackpool Tower Ballroom 1958 - the stunning ballroom floor has worked well in this colourised picture Photo: National World
8. Blackpool Coloured-In
Such an old picture but it has picked up some colour. It's from the mid-1800s before Blackpool Tower was built Photo: National World
9. Blackpool Coloured-In
An injured soldier and a nanny with baby carriage are among those promenading along the seafront in South Shore in 1800s. Photo: submit
10. Blackpool Coloured-In
This colourised picture shows donkey rides on the beach in front of the old Palatine Hotel (right) and the bottom end of Adelaide Street. On the left is the Royal Hotel in 1898 Photo: National World
11. Blackpool Coloured-In
This is Moore Street from the junction with Rawcliffe Street through Waterloo Road right through to St Bedes Avenue, in 1915. A splash of colour has been added Photo: National World
12. Blackpool Coloured-In
A great scene of Gynn Gardens in all its summer greenery Photo: National World