Blackpool Pleasure Beach is iconic in its own right.
Steeped in history with some of the original rides still thrilling visitors, it's the place tourists head to. The photos, mostly plucked from the mighty Getty archive, are rarely seen and provide an insight into the attraction in years gone by.
8. People watching the dodgem cars at night, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
People watching the dodgem cars at night, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1972. Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort and amusement park, first founded in 1896. Artist Aerofilms. (Photo by English Heritage/Getty Images)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1959. Did you know it was used as inspiration for the first Disneyland at Anaheim, California? (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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