The Street that Died in Blackpool

I return to Bond Street in the South Shore area of Blackpool. The shopping section of the street has gone markedly downhill since the 70's & 80's, when it was a very busy thoroughfare.
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[@moonagedaydream4489]

Thank you Stephen, you have put an awful lot of work into this video. It's really sad that there is so much devastation on Bond Street, but great to see someone who isn't afraid to show the real life issues in Blackpool. You always get the balance just right. You show your home town in an exceptionally positive way. We are treated to the beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets and lots of helpful information about all of the attractions, that make the town so popular with tourists. Equally, you never shy away from showing the gritty real life on the streets that lie behind the glitzy lights of the Golden Mile. You bring an endless amount of trade to Blackpool, but you still tell it as it is, and that's fantastic xxx

[@shm1270]

👏 x

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Moonage xx

[@petermarcham8729]

Well said.

[@edwinturner1149]

wish the councill,or whoever,could draft a 30- year plan to re invent the whole area of blackpool from the tram sheds,to the spine road,and build a “new town and touristy area,plus a bit of residential thrown in,even if it meant selling most of it to developers

[@glynjones5280]

Absolutely

[@davidpendry7731]

Paying just to enter the pleasure beach is rediculous.

[@Floppyflipflops473]

All theme parks charge to let you in.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

@@Floppyflipflops473 no they don't, Southend, another "pleasure beach" doesn't for instance. Your mistake is conflagrating the concepts of theme park and pleasure beach. The first charges for entry while the rides (generally speaking, there are ofc exceptions to every rule) are free, as where the inverse is generally the case for pleasure beaches.

[@Floppyflipflops473]

@@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS places advertised and widely known as theme parks charge, Blackpool Pleasure Beach in its current guise is a theme park.

[@christian1294]

@@Floppyflipflops473 What's the theme then?

[@Floppyflipflops473]

​@@christian1294Pleasure surrounded by massive depression?

[@kayjackson3888]

It's sad what our towns have become

[@void1718]

All by design sadly .

[@stephanblack4558]

It is global my friend,

[@kayjackson3888]

@Stephan Black it certainly is, the elites are destroying this world!

[@JohnHughes2002]

Shizer Holes.

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

Yes in the north of ENGLAND, MAYBE THIS SHOULD BE CALLED LEVELLING DOWN, ( NOT UP!! )

[@Christine-xq9ep]

The boat is probably an unwanted prize off Bullseye! xx

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Lol :-)

[@moonagedaydream4489]

​@A Walk on the Wild Side Stay out of the black and into the red, nothing in this game for two in a bed 😂 xxx

[@CouncilOfWolves]

It used to be thriving down that end of town. I worked on Station Road for many years and it saddens me to see the state it's in now. The heart and soul have been ripped out of the place. This is wilful neglect. Another great video 👍

[@davemorrison7099]

Had to laugh at your "the world coming to an end on Bond Street" comment. But have to say I'm genuinely shocked at the state of the area. It would appear that the bloke who wants to turn everything into car parks, has no real desire to regenerate the buildings or area. I'm Blackpool born and bred and I'm heartened by the regeneration in the town centre, but it's going to take decades of investment to return the areas to anything like they once were. Keep up the good work👍

[@moviemaker159]

This is so sad. I haven't been to Blackpool for 37 years, as I moved down south. But I remember Blackpool was a place families flocked to. What has happened that most of it looks like a building site?

[@prettypinkwitchlaura9213]

Mrs Johnson’s Emporium is a truly beautiful shop. A paradise for a crocheter / sewer like me. The collectibles shop isn’t too bad. It’s on the border of being a bit creepy lol but that might just be me 😂 I remember the fairy shop - if I’m getting this right it used to be just off Gynn Square. I bought two beautiful handmade clay magic wands from there in around 2009/2010ish. I’d heard it moved to Bond Street but by the time I’d visited Blackpool again and found it it had already closed down again seemingly permanently which is a real shame. Everywhere not just Blackpool needs these small independent shops that sell the beautiful and unique things you can’t get in the cut and paste chain shops.

[@LD-ge6ge]

I'm looking forward to shopping in Mrs Johnson's emporium when I next visit Blackpool. I knit an crochet do I'll be in my element 😁💯

[@245bennyboy]

The bit with the seagul eating the dead bird I was expecting a Mad Max vehicle to come down the street full of mutants😂 Great video but also sad to see parts of Blackpool in this state.

[@ScottMcculloch-ot7gw]

That looperman track is an absolute banger. The eighties vibes are strong on it.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Yeah it's one of my favourites.

[@tomwalmsley1149]

hi steve. great video as always . i think that the decline in this part of waterloo road and bond street bagan when royal mail moved the sorting office to edward street in the late 90s then closed the counter soon after. overnight 70 staff went away. there was no canteen so all food and drink etc. was bought outside. at end of shift we often had a pint in the pubs there. it was a huge loss to business especially in the winter.

[@Pockets-ln4ig]

Hi Stephen when I was a kid I remember when you put money in the wall and the pipes would play and Loch Ness monster would appear.

[@stuartchilton7786]

It was the middle shop that had the coin op display, you put 20p in and Scottish music played and nessie stuck its head out the merky tank. Used to have some good shops down there, such a shame.

[@christian1294]

Taylor's has done incredibly well to survive. Miss Melody house a lot.

[@khazlol]

Thanks for this video. My grandma used to live above the "South Shore Bargins" store and I've got vivid memories of popping to the chippy across the road and taking it back and playing on a Sega Megadrive in the basement below there. I distinctively remember all buildings were connected to one another down there through a series of tunnels. I wonder if that's public knowledge or not.

[@stephenmcculley7]

Sad to see the old Woolworth's building in it's present state.

[@johnreynolds5361]

Anyone noticed the nuclear proof plant pots on Waterloo road had actual plants in them and not concrete 🤣

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I forgot to mention those 🪴

[@maccate6868]

Part of the problem with Bond Street is that the council and Historic England call it an “Area of Special Local Character” with that a number of buildings have been given local listing. This makes making changes to some buildings more difficult. In addition loss of footfall between Central Pier and the Pleasure Beach has reduced numbers shopping in the area. It needs some investment, which the council won’t contribute to. So buildings just decay until they fall down.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Probably they have a special place to purchase their mind-altering drugs, as so much of this country appears to have been redesigned by those high on something.

[@Britsishmum7695]

True, I know the owner of Mrs Johnson’s has tried all sorts to boost Bond Street but the council block her every way they can, it’s like they want it to fail, fall down on purpose…..but they keep getting voted back in 🤷‍♀️

[@pip1723]

Is this what levelling up looks like ....so sad to see.

[@lascellesthornton1976]

I lived on Rawcliffe Street. From my birth in 1976, until the early 90s. It was a thriving shopping area, second only to the town centre. Took a walk round a few weeks ago and it was both shocking and upsetting

[@StephenPaulConwell]

thank you Stephen for sharing this be very proud to be from BLACKPOOL

[@motormouthalmighty]

the sea up in blackpool is absolutely terrifying.i haven't swam in it since 1987!i can't even go on the beach!seas and beaches are absolutely terrifying!open spaces are absolutely mortifying!blackpool!what a memory that that is!we always used to go.until 2018 i hadn't been for twenty years!

[@oliverkitkat6860]

Sad for blackpool used too be such a fab family friendly holliday resort

[@SuperLisalis]

Palladiam used to be a cinema back in the day 1960/70s, know some horroer storys regarding that. Remember Ethyl Ostins on Bond st great shop, such a shame . Woolys was great too. Great job on the vid Stephen, well done. Sad to see South Shore like this, no one will shop till they sort it out.

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

YES i remember ETHYL AUSTINS, USE TO BUY ALL MY SHIRTS FROM THEIR, ALL VERY SAD, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A GHETTO, MAYBE THIS IS JUST A FORTASTE OF WHATS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF UK, EXCEPT FOR THE POLITITIONS , AND LONDONERS OF COURSE!

[@danielmorris9159]

So sad too see Hartes closed and building derelict it’s everywhere now all towns shops closing and empty.

[@JohnKane-bq9bt]

Used to go then streets in 2014. Such a shame the shops have closed down. Very much run down now. Christmas shop I called it, was a great store. You wonder what next will happen

[@Kiinell]

Brilliant video, Stephen. Love your intros.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks 🙏

[@ianb6375]

Platform 3 was the rail way model shop . I remember a car dealers at the old new market. You missed out the back of the old south shore police station on Montague Street.

[@paulfillingham2958]

I lived near Bond Street in the early 1970’s and there was a cinema on the street.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I forgot to mention Melody House.

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

CINEMA WAS CALLED THE NEW RITZE

[@jonathanjamieson3466]

I Collectibles is a great shop, proper treasure trove of old action figures and comics! It’s a bit haphazard in there but I think that adds to the charm!

[@KD1905]

Used to love my visits to Melody House on Bond Street.

[@jennybates]

I remember Bond St being a shoppers paradise.

[@mossc21]

In bond street they used to be the best old style toy store used to love going in it every weekend

[@matthewharding7342]

Sorry to say its finished. The area needs to be flattened and redeveloped.

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Wow it’s looking a very dark area Sir. I’ve started a new job so I have missed out and need to catch up on former videos! Stay safe and keep up the good work!

[@gordonprentice7090]

I-collectables is a good shop go to most times I’m in Blackpool only decent place I know to buy good quality darts.

[@Britsishmum7695]

The bank was Lloyds Bank ., Old and New Markets then the M2 Market across the Rd. Post Office and the GPO with Norweb downstairs. I remember the station, model railway and the old lady who used to live in the toilets. We used to do all our shopping down Waterloo Rd now it’s a doss hole thanks to the Clowncil. There were 2 churches on Bond Street ones bow a carpark owned by Howard. I used to go in the Duple Club., the Bull and the Beach pubs.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I forgot to mention Rumbelows, but there is so much that has changed in this area since I was at school. The sisters who lived in the toilets were covered in a story by the Gazette.

[@Britsishmum7695]

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool Martin Dawes, Bradford and Bingley, Scottish meat market, Barrats shoes, Ida Waltons, Greens men’s wear, the old Talbot flower Market my Grandad use to sell his sweet peas from his market garden there., what a shame it’s all gone. I rarely went to town you could get it all in Waterloo road, Bond Street or Highfield Rd x

[@chasfyffe12]

I'm sure it was a loch ness monster that rose out the water when you inserted a coin

[@stephenaustinjohnnunns4854]

The building that looks like a cinema WAS a cinema. It was The Rendez-Vous Cinema. Later it became a Mecca Bingo Hall.

[@normamountain5883]

Loved hearts miss that shop so much yes no bond Street now

[@robtaylor9547]

Nice vid mate, me and my wife talk about this quite a few times... pretty upsetting, no support for business, it was great tacky, loved it... Been Blackpool many times throughout my life, close to my heart mate.... very sad

[@stephenfarmer8693]

“There’s a seagull eating a bird”……….quote of the year 😂

[@iandowning9122]

A bit late I know but the place that looked like a cinema next to the boat was the entrance to the Rendevous Cinema. The auditorium itself was located on the ground that is a car park at the back. We were barred after some bad behaviour there! Going on Google Streetview and lookinback to 2009 is heartbreaking really.

[@leauk]

When we used to stay in South Shore (1993-2008/09). We'd often eat at The Stables and Copper Kettle on Bond Street. I loved Hartes during October half term, as they'd have Christmas lights and decorations up. Shame there's not much open along there now. Some serious zwork definitely needs doing.

[@Finglesham]

Great Farm Foods there, you lucky people!

[@petergregory6185]

Omg Stephen. Blackpool I’m so run down and quite literally collapsing in front of our eyes and yet people still holiday there 😂

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

They do!

[@Allegedly2right]

Cheap flights did for Blackpool put the price of beer up to much so the boys go to Spain now.

[@racheljohnson9687]

It's a shame about Bond Street I think Blackpool Council need to start putting more investment in the south shore. There was a fire in the roof of that mini market next to the collapsed building with the boat in it. Jade Delight Chinese restaurant is very posh & where that carpark is on the corner of Station Road isn't that where the Paris Casino was that was burned down a few years ago 😮

[@davetherave9222]

So sad. One of the lads from the pub had the best stag do there about 1992, red hot day and the place was buzzing…..went years later when Blackpool was in the Premiership and i couldn’t believe how much the place had changed.

[@paulinebryan4865]

Remember Ethel Austin's and the collectables shop on Bond street

[@Young_Movie_Maker]

Blackpool has loads of potential but so many derelict buildings , it will need loads of investment to get it sorted out. There's some great architecture there that deserves preservation.

[@moviemaker159]

My great grandparents came from Blackpool. When I looked on Google where they used to live it's now an Ann Summers shop 😂😂

[@davidbutterworth5258]

How sad to see Lytham Road like this, having travelled along it by double deck tram in better times 1954-1961.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Must have been like a different world back then.

[@davidbutterworth5258]

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool Yes indeed. I remember how smart the properties were -the houses and shops with none being boarded up. It is rather better at the Squires Gate end. The trams used to turn back here for their return journey north. Things never seemed quite the same when buses replaced the trams.

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

YES ME TOO, WONDER IF THE LIDO BATHS ARE STILL OPEN .

[@janicerobertson6134]

At one time Waterloo rd, Bond Street, & Lytham rd were the best shopping areas

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

True!

[@tiggerwood8899]

When did Aldi become Farmfoods? It's been a while since I've been down that bit of Waterloo Rd It's a shame about Bond Street. It used to have some interesting shops

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

About 2 years ago. We thought it was going to be demolished before Farm Foods rocked up.

[@jasonwilletts559]

I remember Aldi first opening, and I can remember a few of the hot dog vendors on the front buying their hot dog sausages in bulk from there

[@colinparry3419]

Great video 👍👍

[@jacquiquinn997]

I knew by the title of this video it would be Bond street. There's some lovely big flats above those shops though.

[@NorthernsoulBoy63]

Back in the 70s life on Mars was bowies hit at the time we would go to bond Street chippy for fish n chips put Duke box on . Great memories

[@davidpendry7731]

Change is inevitable except from a vending machine but sad to see so many in Blackpool

[@piratepete1475]

hartes .. i think that was the old woolworths ..back in the 80s...the copper kettle ,,was in bond st as well

[@WanderingWoman-uq6bm]

What a shame. I used to wander those streets after a day in the fun house, nursing my scorched kneecaps. I wonder if the fact the pleasure beach is no longer a free entry theme park has anything to do with the demise of Bond Street. All my memories tarnished by the devastation of our high streets now that Amazon is our new Woolworths

[@cwm1756]

Scorched kneecaps!! A fun house full of fantastic friction burns. You might be right about the Pleasure Beach charges. The sights, smells and sounds of the Pleasure Beach were an attraction themselves, and they were free. You could spend hours there just wandering around, having a go on the Arabian Derby or one of the big rides, go out to do some shopping or to find a cheaper place to eat and then go back in to do something else. It supplied local retailers with customers but now it hangs on to them, takes their money and sends them home.

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

the cinema was called the( NEW RITZE ) CLOSED IN 1971, THIS HAS GOT TO BE A DISGRACE TO THE UK, FROM WHAT WAS ONCE A THRIVING SHOPPING AREA PLEASE SEND THIS FILM TO ( PAT, GB T.V ) HE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED.

[@davidandrews190]

Hey there David from Cromer here We have a similar problem here but on a much smaller scale Our town centre is mainly on 1 street with smaller off roads We've lost some good people in the 26 years I've been here The problem is that we are seasonal and also a greedy fxxxxxg council who charge obscene high rents and rates So the small indie shops last a couple of years then empty shop then SURPRISE SURPRISE another fekin charity shop Even our Barclays bank went and up sprang a charity shop Beautiful building as well It's so sad We lost I think 5 businesses because of the covid too Blackpool is so big it looks much worse I think Hopefully this is it a 300 million face lift? will change for the better But like my mate said Its like painting the Seven Bridge with a tooth brush I wish Blackpool and all it's residents the best of health and luck lol from David Andrews East Anglia coast Norfolk 😊🌴🌻🚤🛩️⛱️⛈️☀️🌒🌖🗻💰💸💴

[@Britsishmum7695]

My Nan always wanted to move to Cromer, they lived in Lingwood for a while in Norwich before coming back to Blackpool but she had a thing about Cromer. I don’t think our town will ever recover until we have a change of Clowncil, they are hell bent on running it into the ground.

[@johnbrooks9790]

All needs knocking down

[@dianemckill5708]

Passed by it three days ago when I was in Blackpool and we stayed in station road goes right across Bond st

[@mikethespike7579]

I remember when people from Blackpool bragged about being from the place. Not anymore. A pity in most of these town walk-arounds the day of the week or at least the time of the year is never mentioned. I'm guessing though that this one was done on a Sunday maybe some time late September or Nov. Either that or most shops and boarding houses in Blackpool are now failed closed down businesses.

[@belong53]

Its a real pity that South Shore has been let go

[@nbvhoho2738]

Death wish 3-with helens crown And the equalizer theme tune remix

[@steveward60]

Remember the shop put your money in and the lock ness monster rose up the a spider dropped down on a string the tyre garage that was closed in the 50's it was a petrol garage with old oetrol pumps on the forecourt and a huge sign on a post with a giant shell on top Shell petrol

[@steveward60]

Sorry about spelling

[@stephenmcculley7]

I think that Bed & Mattress place used to be Melody House. I remember the record shop in there.

[@davestokes1731]

Good evening everyone 👍

[@LD-ge6ge]

Evening Dave 😊

[@hancecrawford]

Thank you Stephen for another video you put a lot of great detail into the videos, Stephen you wonder if those areas will recover after the pandemic Blackpool has changed places were you would visit are no longer around its good to see some places have managed to keep open, Stephen I wonder if there is much change in top end of Charnley Road were old council offices were, you would like to think of the regeneration program might help Stephen Charnley Road in 90s I remember it so well thats were we got engaged I remember a few places in Charnley Road Granthams, Helmshore,The Franklyn Hotel etc

[@JulieJackson-gw2vh]

Yes i remember the Woolworths i must be old 😂😂😂

[@nwtrish6698]

Hi from Warton

[@WarmasAsunnedcat]

That’s progress 😮

[@robertboughton11]

Hi Stephen

[@peterparr3079]

Above Sallys used to be the Duple Club.

[@alanbatey6442]

Lovely friendly club, sad to see it's gone

[@peterparr3079]

@@alanbatey6442 My uncle who worked at Duples used to take us there in the early 1970's.

[@IanBlack66]

Great as normal mate 😊

[@greyhound1758]

The amount of rundown properties around town and along the prom is disgusting...the owners should have 5/10 years to do something meaningful with them and if they don't they get requisitioned and auctioned off to a serious developer

[@frankiewilde7791]

The only businesses that seem to be operating are bookies, chippers and pubs.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Even the Bond St chippy has shut down now.

[@zoltar666pz]

Wow I met Howard Plant a year ago he was getting them to park in his car park, I must say what a nice man - The man who arrived in Blackpool with no shoes and created his empire who was actually born on a fairground Like me back in the 60's wow

[@toypaj]

at 17:52 does anyone know what is that tower at the pleasure beach, red and yellow, there is one at the other end of Bond Street, it's a frame that has slats like a venetian blind, can't find anything about them or what they are called. I always thought they were for reducing the noise, but they seem too low and there are only 2 of them

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

It's just a bit of fancy artwork, I think. Been there decades.

[@jonnythomas4885]

Blackpool - it's not the end of the world but you can sure see it from there!

[@craigbrogden1734]

U should of cracked open a can of special brew on bond st ,just to blend in 😂

[@lizauger9828]

I thought south shore was posh part of Blackpool

[@matthewbird8624]

I climbed on those walls in 2013

[@stephenmcculley7]

South station does still exist but is sadly a shadow of it's former self. By the looks of things, blending in to the rest of the area unfortunately.

[@tubes57bond]

It would be good if you showed all the open businesses in the street sometimes ,Blackpool Council do NOTHING to help shops in the street and its hard enough trading in the area ,please give us a bit of praise

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

YOU NEED A MEDAL FOR LIVING IN THAT HELL, HOW DO COUNCILERS HOLD THEIR HEADS UP, AS THEY VIEW WHAT USED TO BE AN AMAZING STREET

[@MickJ666]

Editor trying the "rate my takeaway" slowed down voice thing🤣

[@moonagedaydream4489]

To be honest Stephen has been slowing down and speeding up his voice since his channel started in July 2020. There's quite a bit of footage of Stephen doing backwards and forwards filming too, very funny stuff. 😊

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Obviously never watched my channel before. I’ve been doing it pretty much from the start!

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

@@moonagedaydream4489 Thanks Moonage xx

[@MickJ666]

@A Walk on the Wild Side I've been subbed for a long while and haven't noticed before this one tbh.

[@shm1270]

Yes, Stephen has always done this👍

[@jammyjolly1401]

As of 19:26pm, do you have any thunderstorms in blackpool?

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Wirral has them

[@jammyjolly1401]

@@dougaldouglas8842 Oh ok.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@jammyjolly1401 Still rumbling on. The good thing is more water for the water buts :)

[@jammyjolly1401]

@@dougaldouglas8842 That's good, without this downpour we could've potentially had a drought .

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@jammyjolly1401 Good point, and all helps along the way. Maybe some further tomorrow, though warm out.

[@faystalker9851]

Waterloo used be a gd street and so was Lytham Street was gd but they are all shut now

[@stuartlaw8377]

Bent council are going to level it and build small shix houses there whilst getting back handers ,just you watch its happening all over.

[@Ihfmpw8]

Trees

[@john111257]

Owners need to put up or shut up, disgaceful to see, or compulsory purchase after a lieu period, and at much reduced value offer

[@boyakka79]

Did you see Susan Boyle standing outside The Last Resort lol

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Lol 😂

[@paulnicolas172]

You are concentrating on the worst areas but cant fully understand why people on here say it’s declining and is run down etc and one of the worst places in uk ? Why then is it the number one holiday seaside hotspot with record no of visitors this year and last ? - fireworks championships last night and couldn’t move with the crowd and when it’s a nice day during the season it’s packed . There’s Stanley park and the zoo and another 4 beautiful resorts also close by like st Anne’s and Lytham , bispham, cleveleys and fleetwood (which is all administratively part of Blackpool ) - you can get a ferry over to knott end and visit the beautiful mountains of piling and there’s Freeport shopping arcade etc ) and beautiful coastal scenery which joins all of them together and the season extends now upto early January with the Christmas area at the front with free ice skating and rides etc and there even in the process of building a big indoor entertainment complex with markets and rides and virtual reality cinema which should be ready in a few years . Admittedly though on the surface when you first arrive here it can look a bit run down in various places and there are a lot of beggars and druggies and there needs to be more jobs and it can look gloomy in winter but that can be said for most places in the uk. A lot of people slag the place off come from Manchester and I visited Manchester City centre recently and the no of beggars on the streets was appalling and round the outskirts it can look run down as well and once you go further out there’s hardly anything there exciting although heaton park and the Trafford centre are nice but other than those and even though there are more employment opportunities there but here there are more jobs than in most seaside resorts as we also have all the main businesses , a town centre-and hospitals and industrial areas and of course there is the seasonal employment so if your willing to make an effort and sometimes be flexible in what your willing to accept then there is work - you’ve just got to make the effort to find it . But if you have an income in Blackpool it can be an enjoyable place to be and there’s always things to do even in mid winter - shows, indoor water slides park , three piers with rides and shows etc , a big theme park , Stanley park and a zoo and a large nature reserve at the back and holiday camping park and the village hotel with large golf course and outdoor heated swimming pool all year round , staining countryside for rambling, the tower with tower dungeon and loads of entertainment inside , arcades, swimming pools, vintage trams , beaches and sea with some beautiful sunsets , sandcastle ( a big indoor water slide park ) , seas life centre (big indoor aquarium ) ,big posh hotels and cheap b&b’s and shows and events such as red arrows and fireworks championships and outdoor concerts and winter gardens with loads of events like strictly come dancing tv show etc etc , loads of bars pubs clubs cafes opera houses and talent shows and a circus in the tower . We’ve even got Southport and Lancaster and morcambe and the peak and Lake District on our doorstep . So, yeah, it’s a little rough round the edges but you do get a lot and I’d rather live here as it has more to offer than most places in uk for me at least and have visited quite a few places in the uk and apart from places like London and apart from a few parks and city centres most of it is quite boring and depressing especially with the poor weather most of the time .

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

8-9 out of 10 of my videos show the positive side, whilst the rest might be the negative side or neither. I think it's good that I show all sides, as I'm not one for trying to sweep things under the carpet. I've lived here all my life & don't think I'll ever move away.

[@Alice-ub2kq]

Bond Street needs knocking down

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Why is Blackpool called Blackpool?

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Spen Dyke.

[@davidwoodcock139]

How many churches are there in Blackpool

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Quite a few!

[@martinjameslewis5702]

Dump. !!