Blackpool was enjoying its heyday with millions of people choosing it for holidays. The entertainment industry boomed and changes to Blackpool's infrastructure were afoot. These great picture of our fabulous town are a step back in time...
37 incredible retro pictures of Blackpool in the 1980s, from the Golden Mile to town centre classics
1. Blackpool 1965-1966
People enjoying a day out in Blackpool, 1966, at the side of the paddling pool on the prom. It's long gone and is now the site of the world's largest mirror ball. Carole Green, who loaned the photo and whose family are pictured, said: "We spent many a happy hour playing in the area"
2. Blackpool 1965-1966
They did like to be beside the seaside in August 1965 as deckchairs dominated the beach and the ice cream kiosks did brisk business
3. Blackpool 1965-1966
Terminal building 1965, with (left) a gallant chap shielding two nuns from the rain
5. Blackpool 1965-1966
Flashback to 1965 when the Locarno New World Ballroom and the ground floor Top Rank Tenpin Bowl had yet to open
6. Blackpool 1965-1966
Out in Stanley Park promoting the 1965 Gang Show at the Jubilee Theatre