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Gallery: Blackpool Holidaymakers, c. 1950s
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Holidaymakers make their way from the Promenade towards Talbot Road Station on the London & North Western Railway. The Church of the Sacred Heart contrasts with the futuristic decorations that adorn the post carrying the illuminations.
In the Streetview image for the location, the Yates's Grill building is being demolished - and was a Yates's right to the end....
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Hint: Drag the orange pegman to see the Streetview image...
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I see that the Yates's in the picture in fact burned down in around 2009, with more details in this Guardian article ...