Blackpool's Golden Mile is the most famous stretch of our resort's coastline
It's where the holidaymakers stroll through a kaleidoscope of entertainment with fish and chip shops, arcades, attractions, pubs, kiosks and bingo. Towering above is our beloved tower, a symbol of our town's history with the three piers on the beach side of the Golden Mile. And it has always been that way, as these photos show in a trip back in time.
Illuminated amusement arcades in 1999. Mr B's Golden Mile Centre amusement arcade is shown at night. Blackpool is famous for its illuminations, which started in 1879 with electric arc lamps lighting up the promenade. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Roll up, roll up and pay to see starving honeymoon couples inside glass cases in the early 1930s. Those were the days when sideshows made their mark on the Golden Mile. Notice the lamp post placard for the defrocked Rector of Stiffkey, who was also starving - this time in a barrel.
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