19 busy Blackpool photos of crowds and gridlocked traffic in years past

From Easter right through to the end of the Illuminations, driving along the promenade isn’t an option for locals, unless they are pretending to be tourists for a day.

Published 23rd Feb 2024, 10:39 BST

The photos capture some great scenes on the Golden Mile and check out the cars, they are a blast from the past. There are also old pictures of crowds, from a packed promenade to music festivals, air shows and NYE celebrations in the past

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May 1986. The reason this photo was taken was due to unsuspecting motorists parking on a new private road in Blackpool. It was the access road which connected Central Car Park with Chapel Street

1. Busy Blackpool

May 1986. The reason this photo was taken was due to unsuspecting motorists parking on a new private road in Blackpool. It was the access road which connected Central Car Park with Chapel Street

This was the scene at South Shore in May 1966

2. Busy Blackpool

This was the scene at South Shore in May 1966

This was in 1981 - you can barely put a pin between the cars

3. Busy Blackpool

This was in 1981 - you can barely put a pin between the cars

Crowds watching the Red Arrows - part of the Blackpool with Altitude flying displays opposite Blackpool promenade. They are on the old footbridge

4. Busy Blackpool

Crowds watching the Red Arrows - part of the Blackpool with Altitude flying displays opposite Blackpool promenade. They are on the old footbridge

A busy scene outside Lewis's in the 1970s

5. Busy Blackpool

A busy scene outside Lewis's in the 1970s

Easter bank holiday in April 1995

6. Busy Blackpool

Easter bank holiday in April 1995

Blackpool Traffic Cars Music Festivals

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