Hi Paul thanks again for another fantastic video i see what you see history and beauty i love all the older buildings i have learned more about Blackpool because off watching your channel thank you so much again for sharing ❤❤👍👍👍
good evening Janet many thanks for your comment and watching and yes it’s fantastic learning about the old streets and the history. What comes along with them? How people used to live years ago and what the buildings used to be. I’m only just scratching the surface of Blackpool as many people will be. Even though I was born in Blackpool, I’m still learning and still striving to educate myself more and more. I’m glad you learned a little bit about Blackpool through the channel which is fantastic all the very best and make sure you take care
Good Evening Paul. Thank you very much for this informative video. its very interesting for the people who once lived there and for people like myself who hasnt been down some of these streets as far as I can remember. I remember going to Woolworth. love your conmentare and you show things as they are. keep up the good work. you are doing a fantastic job, Take care and all the best. Mildred. xxx
good evening Mildred and many thanks for your comment and also watching as you know it’s always appreciated. Hope you’re keeping well? And yes, a lot of people have very fun memories of this area again all the best and take care Paul.
@@stevensmith7460 Hi Steven. I have had a very nice Christmas thank you. I was invited to some friends on Christmas Day. I hope that you have also had a nice Christmas I wish you all the best. Mildred. xxx
@@TheBlackpoolLadsyou are very welcome Paul. As you know I love watching all your videos also the earlier ones are interesting. Take care and I wish you all the best. Mildred 👍👍👍❤️
hi Andy many thanks for a kind comments and yes some people leave negative comments on the channel but the end of the day you can only film what is in Blackpool itself, and to be fair watching this video back it does make you quite sad seeing Blackpool Samaria say like this… but this video is more for people who requested it as so many of the older generation of these streets in the past I want to rekindle special memories of this area. Many thanks Andy much appreciated and thank you for your support. All the very best and take Paul
good afternoon Jeff many thanks for your comments and watching and yes you speak such a popular area are used to be the heart of the shopping in Blackpool. Again many thanks all the best and take care.
Hi Paul ive been going to Blackpool for over 20 years now and definitely have seen a lot of changes and not all for best but like you say it is the same everywhere. Somepeople cant understand why i go so often but they dont understand how much of a special place it is and good memories it holds and also it is such a friendly place. Sorry im going on a bit😂😂. Very interesting video Paul so much history and stories attached to these buildings. Thanks again. Take care
good morning so many thanks for your comments and watching and yes silly holds a lot of memories for a lot of people like yourself. I know certain places need work carrying out but every town and city does sadly. Many thanks for sharing your story all the very best and take care Paul
Hi Paul good to see different parts of the older buildings of Blackpool, some very nice looking ones around there. Thank you for sharing, will be very interesting for those who frequented the area in the past. Keep these vlogs going, thanks so much. Take good care. Just catching up, we're home now from our son's and family, had a lovely time ,great catching up with our 2 beautiful grandchildren, he's doing his A levels starts some exams Tuesday as they go back on the 7th, she will be starting her GCSEs, so double stress for them all. Thanks again see you in your next vlog, stay safe bye for now 😊x
good evening Hazel many thanks for comment and watching and yes it’s certainly great visiting the old streets and it sounds like you’re very busy with the grandchildren so they’re keeping you busy :-) hope you’ve been keeping well. All the best and take care Paul
Hi Paul, Ive been watching your last few videos and ignore what people say about bringing an area down. You do what you want I actually like seeing the back streets it provides interest you see some interesting things and sights on the back streets. Where you go on the promenade and there ain't as much interest really keep up the good work 👍
good afternoon and many thanks for your kind comments I’m watching, sometimes is quite emotional filming things like this streets like this but at the end of the day it’s part of our history part of peoples history who visited Blackpool from all over the world want to see the streets and hotels they want stayed in years ago. again I think it’s important to show different areas of Blackpool anybody to be fair and video the promenade up and down each day and the tower and the piers But there’s more to Blackpool than the seafront, and some of these buildings and roads are Some of the oldest in Blackpool and in history. Again many thanks for watching the previous videos. He’s always very much appreciated and your support take great care and enjoy the rest of your evening.
@@TheBlackpoolLads This is my other youtube page... ruclips.net/video/nOLO23S2b4U/видео.html (ive subscribed on both) but this is the area which I live in so I thought you may like to see the area which I live in.
thanks paul for showing me my old flat the big double window at the top was my lounge 15ft wide 30ft long it was huge. my front door was wooden painted green to match the shop downstairs 65 bolton st was a little cafe
good evening And you are more than welcome, I’m glad I was able to film this part of Bolton Street for you and rekindle some memories which is always the aim of this channel. Again many thanks for your support and information all the very best and take care
Evening another murky day the same here in West Mids you are showing it how it is so the negative people need to schrol on !!!! 😊 we all got good places and bad movin on😂 brilliant video I enjoyed that seeing streets I did not know off till the next one 😊
good afternoon Jo and many thanks for the kind coming and encouragement much appreciated, and yes it’s still been a little foggy in Blackpool today but not as bad as yesterday to make sure he stay safe in the conditions. Again many thanks for watching the video all the very best and take care of yourself, Paul.
Evening Paul, evening everyone, you tell it as it is, as does, Stephen. People that know Blackpool know there is decay as with any other town. Blackpool is a lot bigger than people think, the problem is it's a lot of old businesses, hotels, shops etc and not houses. The council can't cover everything and then again a lot of people that visit never venture further than between south and north piers and never see the surrounding areas, they are beautiful. Imagine how much it would cost to compulsory purchase all these properties and renovate or demolish, would cost 10s of millions. Hate it when people call Blackpool, it's a damn site cleaner than most towns. They've started from the town centre renovating and it will take time. Brilliant video Paul, cheers mate.
good evening Stephen and to be fair there’s not much to add to that comment. Everything you’ve said is completely correct. Just a highlight a few points as you said the council cannot accommodate purchasing each business and empty shop and then renovate it including hotels as you said it will cost millions hundreds of millions of pounds and who’s going to pick up the top of the taxpayer And then the taxpayer will have to pay more they’ll be unhappy. It swings and roundabouts things take time things get old, like the old settlements we unearthed them nothing stays the same for ever. Trends move on and the world moves on if that makes sense however some of these buildings are fantastic hopefully things And the are improving dramatically in Blackpool Again, many thanks you can’t comment all the very best and take care, Paul
@TheBlackpoolLads spot on Paul. Keep doing what your doing concerning the video's, they show people what to expect and where to go. In such a short time you are up there with the best and thank you.
many thanks Steven and yes in 12 months the channel has a few people watching it Which is always great. Again many thanks for your support and enjoy the rest of your evening :-)
Thanks Paul for another great video I love the Promenade but also love walking through the back streets too when I'm down and that's been nearly every year for the past 40 years there's so much history 😢 well done , you take care 😊
good evening Jacqueline many thanks for coming and watching and yes it’s always great stepping away from the promenade and learning about parts of Blackpool history with all the wonderful buildings steeps in history with the charm and character and each building more or less has a story to tell. Again, many thanks all the very best and take care.
good morning and many thanks for your comments much appreciated and yes even I’m learning as I’m going down different streets it’s amazing learning about history. There’s so much what you don’t know. Again many thanks for the very best and take care.
nanny thanks and yes, certainly they have charm and character the older buildings than the modern ones nowadays. Thank you also for coming all the very best and take care.
iI LOVE BLACKPOOL,THEY GOOD AND BAD ,THEY PEOPLE NEVER BEEN TO BLACKPOOL PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMNDNTS TO YOUR SELS, YOU DOING A GOOD JOB PAUL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MY DEAR FRIEND.
many thanks very much appreciated and yes I certainly tried to bring different parts of Blackpool including the old streets which come along the old history and memories and stories alongside. There’s many places towns and cities what need regenerating it’s not just Blackpool so people like I mentioned in the video should be keeping their comments to themselves, are not pulling a certain area down all the time again many thanks all the best and take care, Paul
I agree with your last post Paul, all you are doing is highlighting real life and keeping people updated and for me there is nothing negative about that, it's the facts.
good morning Stephen many thanks for comments and watching, and these are some of the oldest streets in Blackpool apart from Talbot Road Talbot Square so it’s always interesting to walk down the street as people have a lot of memories walking and shopping in these places. Again, many thanks comment all the best and take care.
good afternoon many thanks for coming on very much appreciated that you subscribed to the channel. It’s always great having new people on board. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2025 also! Again all the very best, thanks again take care, Paul.
11.30 in Video the entrance to the car park once stood a Garage, Can't think of the name ? could be Commercial garage, and the promenade side was a hotel
Hi Paul excellent from Bolton street in blackpool the back of the hotels and some of the back of hotels need some work done and south shore area I can't believe how different it is now when I first visited it as kid it was a excellent area and a lot of places have closed down I like south shore area I can't believe how it was changed and I blame blackpool council for that it is like they have forgotten about south shore area and when the pleasure beach was cheap this area was thriving and now it is not 10:20 great which is a shame and I miss Yates south shore and Waterloo road area had so many shops and so did bond street I think bond as suffered the most and you are right about south shore being a rich area to live and some excellent buildings with a lot of history to it and station road was first hotel in blackpool I stayed back in 1990 I was only 1 year old and happy memories the hotel was called Granville hotel was winner on four in a bed thanks Paul excellent video take care pal from Keith 👍 👍👍👍👍
hi Keith, many thanks for coming and taking the time in that wonderful story and information also. There’s not much really to add to your comment but it’s great that you share with everybody so many thanks for that. I hope you’re keeping well. Well all the very best and take care, Paul.
Good evening Paul i hope you are well i wish i had a pound for every time i went down Bolton Street as I've said many times Bond Street and Waterloo Road were my favourite part of Blackpool and as i stay at Barton Avenue it's easier to get there when the promenade is busy take care and i hope you have a good night
good evening George many thanks for comments and watching and yes I have fun memories of walking down Waterloo Road when I was a kid. Also I remember the shops were so busy they’re so many people around and just filming It was certainly emotional. The history is on the streets and the people have walked down them the generations. It’s incredible as well as the buildings again. Many thanks. All the best and take care of yourself Paul.
good morning Robbie and yes I remember walking the streets in the late 80s down Waterly Road and used to be a hive of life. Many thanks for sharing your story all the very best and take care Paul.
I love these back streets of Blackpool, it may be due to a bit of nostalgia thinking back to the olden days but I do still love them now. Thanks for the tour Paul.
hi Mark, many thanks for coming and yes it’s certainly great visiting the old streets and the old building to Blackpool. Hope you keeping well. All the best and take care.
Just to say that the top two floors of the Post Office building were the main BT telephone exchange serving all the south area of Blackpool. Spent many hours maintaining equipment there 1960/1970s way before the appearance of Mobiles!
good morning Barry and many thanks for your comment and sharing that fascinating story with everybody is certainly great to learn what the buildings used to be used for back in the days so appreciate sharing that. Thank you. Many thanks all the very best and take care.
Thanks for showing us around Paul, I only really know the north end. Sorry, was it Waterloo Road you used walk along as a wee lad? Can I ask what years that would be please? Ha ha ha, I'm cheeky trying work out your age.
hi David many thanks for comments and that was in the late 80s when I used to walk around Waterloo Road area, to be fair I live near Stanley Park when I was a kids would never really ventured into town. :-)
@@TheBlackpoolLads Things change nomatter where you're brought up. Wigan looks totally different from when I was a kid. Ha ha I didn't expect you to answer my question. You must be younger than me at 53.
many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes certainly there’s lots of regeneration programs going ahead in the north side hopefully the south side won’t be forgotten about fingers crossed. Many thanks for your coming all the very best and take care Paul.
hi Gary many thanks for your comment and yes some wonderful independent shops have now gone along this trip. It’s quite sad and emotional even filming this. Again many thanks all very best and take care Paul.
hi Mark, many thanks and yes, I tried to show the reality of the town as well as the good points and sometimes they’re not so good points, But these streets are iconic parts of Blackpool history hundreds of thousands of people walked and shot these streets over the years and I feel a lot of people will enjoy the walk down memory lane. Again many thanks for coming all the very best and take care Mark Paul.
Your videos are not negative videos no way u have brought sunshine in my life I love blackpool no material whether it is my favourite place i have no live at the moment all my love of childhood at blackpool so happy times my father was at St Anne's church when I was 5 I could go on paul many many thanks my friend xp
hi Patricia and many thanks for your great support. It’s certainly needed at times when making these videos as you do get a lot of negative comments sadly but then the positive comments and support outweighs them. And like you said many people enjoy Blackpool no matter what each and every town and city has areas sadly like this. All the best enjoy the rest of your evening take care, Paul
Important to be honest about Blackpool, both the good and the bad. If you only focus on the positive, then you would be guilty of taking the public for fools. I don't want a sanitised version of Blackpool, I want the truth. Excellent work, as always.
hi Jason many thanks for your comment and also watching and your spot on everybody can walk along the promenade and film the wonderful lights and all the great shops along that stretch but Blackpool is not all about the lights in the illuminations. It also has a history and a great history at that also has some bad areas but these bad areas are steep in history and a lot of people have walked down these streets and have fun memories of them in the 70s 80s and 90s have also Fond memories again your spot with your comment and it’s always great showing different parts of the town for Blackpool used to have and has to offer. All the best and many thanks take care, Paul.
hi Chris many thanks for your support and kind comment. Always appreciated and yes Blackpool certainly offers a lot of variety for all ages. Again many thanks all the very best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul
Very interesting video, thank you for that. I don't understand people being negative because you can only show Blackpool how it is and there's still some stunning buildings around. Anyway I enjoyed it 😁😁😁😁 👏👏👍👍👍
hi Denise, many thanks for your comments and support much appreciated and yes as you say there’s some fantastic stunning buildings with such charm and character as you walk along the streets. All the best and take care Paul.
Love your videos - I now live in Australia but I have so many treasured memories of Blackpool in the early 60's - my Aunt and Uncle used to live there at 29 Haddon Road, Blackpool and we always had holidays there - could you possibly go down Haddon Road at all, I would greatly appreciate it.
good morning Trudy many thanks for coming and watching and yes like yourself so many people have special memories and fond memories of certain areas in Blackpool especially down this walk of life as it used to be very busy back in the 60s 70s and 80s. And Haddon Road is that in Bispham? So are used to have relations live on that road? :-)
@@TheBlackpoolLads yes, that is it - geoff and kitty wharton were their names and they owned the crescent cafe in cleveleys, they were bakers and confectioners
Thanks for the video Paul and no you not showing a negative video or saying anything bad about Blackpool the Tourists that visit must don’t see the back side l have jogged through back streets then jogged along the front with the weather you get up there it’s a constant battles too maintain building and houses it’s like every where nice parts and bad parts.
hi Daniel, many thanks for you, apologies for the late reply, as you said it’s not showing the negative parts of Blackpool. It’s showing the iconic buildings and Blackpool history and passed. Many people have reached out and said can film these areas as they have walked down the street shop down these streets and it’s a big part of their life and it’s great that you can rekindle some of the special memories people hold so dear, again it’s part of Blackpool Heritage the street and it’s always great to show that. Hope you’re keeping well and again I appreciate your comment. All the very best and take care Paul.
One of the things that set the turnaround of Bond ST , from great ,to struggling , and killed of lot's off shops , was the council's decision to make Bond st, a one way, just that one decision killed off most off the shops, what a disaster , and when the council eventually turned it back to two way, well it was too late, many shops had gone under , who are these people who such foolish decisions .
hi James, and yes, I heard about this and sadly you’re right after doing some research. This is not really my area as I live near Stanley Park when I was a kid and Now live in Bispham so it’s fascinating learning more about Blackpool and what is behind each street? It’s amazing as they say you never too old to learn again. Many thanks for the information. All the best thank you and take care, Paul.
many thanks for coming and also watching and I’m the same. I always try to support local businesses as much as I can especially the independent ones. Again many thanks all the best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul.
Fond memories of day trips to Blackpool in the 1970s . Parents would take three of us ( all under 10 ) on the train, beach would be packed with tens of thousands of day trippers , mum would berate dad to let us have half an hour in the arcades and a walk around the pleasure beach ( free to enter back then ) it must have been exhausting for all the mums and dads but it was fantastic family time .
good evening and many thanks for your comment and sharing that great story with everybody much appreciated and yes so many people like yourself very fun memories of Blackpool. It certainly was a place to be in being fantastic being part of that. Great that so many people even living abroad nowadays remember coming to Blackpool and spending time walking along the promenade and having great fun. Again many thanks and glad it sparks Some great memories for you. All the very best, many thanks again and take care, Paul
Blackpool has its bad points, but I guess every town and city do but it’s always nice learning about Blackpool and what once and the history of the streets all The best and take care
good afternoon Mark many thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated and yes I would imagine this certainly help that should be put in place to help these independent shops and struggling traders manage that little better, as you could see there’s not many people around and if it wasn’t for these small shops still, keeping the head above water more and more these shops would go under. Many thanks all the very best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care.
many thanks for your reply, Mark and many thanks for watching the videos. It’s very much appreciated. Thank you and yes all the best for yourself for 2025! Take care Paul.
You came up Bolton Street you should hve come up Dean Street left the Old Coach House Hotel on the corner has a Hlue Plaque and our house was built in 1835 when we bought it 7 years ago we found it is built of stones We went into its history and it was the Vicars residence in the 1850s
good afternoon and firstly apologies for the late reply. I’m just catching up on all the comments on the channel. And yes there’s so many streets adjoining Bolton and Bond Street. It’s just getting the time but that certainly would’ve been great to include! Hopefully if I’m down there sometime, I’ll call around another look at the building, many thanks for sharing that with everybody else. All the very best and take care of yourself, Paul.
Hi Samantha thank you for your message . sorry but I think I have deleted it by mistake. I am looking forward to coming to Blackpool again next year in summer all being well. there was a mistake in my reply to you and I deleted it because I was going to rewrite it and when I deleted it, it took your message off with it, I am sorry about that. it was an accident , I hope you have had a great Christmas and I wish you a very happy new year. take care and all the best, Mildred, xxx
Your vids never show the negative, but I've lived in Thornton and also clevelys for 3 years and just moved to Lancaster and there is alot of negatives tbh so people that complain about the negatives need to wake up and smell reality,Blackpool is run down that's a fact and it's not really safe on a night out compared to other towns,I'm from london born and bred
good afternoon Paul many thanks for your comments and watching, it’s a shame that this area has gone down ill traumatically in the last few decades as this was a thriving and busting with life area years ago. Again many people have walked down the streets and wanted to have a glimpse of what they look like now, as the older generation certainly have walked down here shopping and stayed. All the best and take care, Paul.
hi Janice, many thanks for coming and yes a lot of people have walked down these streets in the past certainly changed times. Hope you’re keeping well. All the very best and take care.
Hey Kkrispy, hope you’ve been keeping well? And yes once the police station is knocked down and hopefully the new leisure complex gets underway it certainly gonna look great. Hopefully it will spread outwards and make Blackpool right on the map again. All the best and take care :-)
Been coming to Blackpool almost every year for nigh on 60 years and already got 2 breaks booked for 2025. I have to admit that the decline seems to have accelerated since 2020 and COVID. It's still my favourite place to have a break but maybe that's a generation thing. I so wish that a turning point could be reached and a revival start but perhaps that's just a pipe dream.
good evening Alan and many thanks for your comment and watching and glad you are booked up again for 2025. Things take time to improve it requires a lot of effort money and planning there’s A lot of plans regeneration things going ahead and things being discussed around the table so hopefully in years to come things will improve dramatically. Again, many thanks for coming all the best and take care, Paul.
many thanks and I believe I remember the job centre but not too sure about willies nightclub. I’ll have to have a look at that one :-) but thanks for the information.
@@TheBlackpoolLads 2 Doors up from that chippy the black small door was Jokers night club, it was downstairs in the basement and next to that was Job centre.
i was brought up around there in the 70s 80s and its heartbreaking to see why the hell doesnt the council send letters to the landlords of these buildings to either tidy it up or lose it imagine what itll be like in another 10yrs? i can but not allowed to say these days!!!!
good morning Russell and me and you think along the same lines! You have to be careful what you do put on social media but yes I certainly think along the lines as you are thinking. Many thanks for your comment and very true comment that all the very best and take care, Paul.
many thanks becoming and yes certainly each town has its good points and bad points on this video on to show some Blackpool. Wonderful history and wonderful buildings are so many many people have walked down these streets. Again many thanks all the best and take care
hi Peter many thanks for coming and showing that information, there’s so much history on Talbot Road and so much has changed as it’s hard to get it all in on one video. Again many thanks for pointing out as I mentioned in the video there’s just too much dimension. This road is steep in history. Many thanks and take care, Paul.
@@TheBlackpoolLads Hi Paul I wasn't trying to be clever. I do the same with a Walk on the Wild side if I notice something. Take care and carry on with what you do.
hi Peter and yes don’t worry I never take it that way. It’s great that people also mention things what I’ve either miss or don’t mention and it’s great that people like yourself can chat with other people on the channel. As I mentioned tell the road as you probably know is absolutely steeps in history such wonderful buildings and character. I guess every building has tales to tell and it’s great that everybody knows certain things about the history okay many thanks for sharing that and Maybe revisit the area at the later stage with the places I wasn’t able to cover. Again, enjoy the rest of your evening all the very best and take care, Paul.
The question the Labour Council needs to be constantly asked is why did they not submit a single Levelling Up bid for these areas? They have to own this.
hi Paul, many thanks for comments, and to be fair I don’t get into politics, but I appreciate the comment nevertheless all the very best and take care yourself
hi Nick, many thanks for your comment and yes I certainly agree with that the winter time and out of season makes any seaside town look deserted in derelict. Once spring hits in the summer is certainly buzzing with like Blackpool and is an amazing place to be. Again, many thanks for comment all the very best and take care.
I would love to comment, but YOU TUBE is trying to extort me in turning off my Ad blocker so they can jam their stupid ads down my throat, by blocking the videos!
You certainly miss a lot.. No mention of the Sun inn on Bolton street, nor did you show the site of Rendezvous Cinema on bond street. You never mentioned the lock Ness monster on bond street either. What about the casino which burnt down on station road, or the New market on waterloo road🤷
many thanks becoming sadly I can’t cover everything within the time period. If you have a look at some previous videos I did mention old cinemas. Certainly the one on Bond Street is even up as a short, thanks for sharing the information you mentioned in your comment with everybody much appreciated all the very best and take care.
And all this for free, yeah, didn't show the lamp post that used to be there on the corner of Waterloo rd and bond street as well. Here's an idea, try finding the time and expense and doing it yourself. 🤔🤔
I saw this coming 20 years ago, The Loss of Blackpool airport, Cheap Spanish holidays where people were staying for a week in Blackpool are now only day trippers, Which resulted in shops and guest houses closing down Blackpool has got the highest crime rate per head in the UK and the highest death rate, more people drive now than 30 years ago, It's sad but Blackpool has become a Morecambe and a dumping ground for the undesirables.
good evening many thanks for coming and yes sadly as you mentioned a lot of cheap holidays to Spain and other places have killed a lot of seaside towns off where once over people used to flock to. I guess time never standstill For anybody
Just like every English seaside town. Poor design decisions, lack of funding and run down. Two big things are the weather and the Internet which is killing most high streets. 😢
hi Leslie, many thanks, and yes certainly things have changed like you said the weather people can go abroad for 200 or £300 for a week all inclusive, As well as poor decisions, you’re certainly right with that one again many thanks for comment all the best and take care
place is decrepit, it's not got anything to offer, bet the mayor still wears a fat gold chain of office though, bet car drivers are easy prey up there with all those double yellows though, how can the b&b stand a chance with no parking????????
It's sad now it just looks like a zombie apocalypse mixed with beer monsters blackpool council should be ashamed of themselves they have spent millions of pounds on the Talbot gateway project and holiday inn hotel and posh restaurant and new council building instead of investing in the poorest areas around North and south shore just like in your video what a shame 😢
hi Ian and yes certainly the money has been spent on the northside. Let’s hope they don’t forget about the southside which is just as important. I think all the best and take care
Hi Paul thanks again for another fantastic video i see what you see history and beauty i love all the older buildings i have learned more about Blackpool because off watching your channel thank you so much again for sharing ❤❤👍👍👍
good evening Janet many thanks for your comment and watching and yes it’s fantastic learning about the old streets and the history. What comes along with them? How people used to live years ago and what the buildings used to be. I’m only just scratching the surface of Blackpool as many people will be. Even though I was born in Blackpool, I’m still learning and still striving to educate myself more and more. I’m glad you learned a little bit about Blackpool through the channel which is fantastic all the very best and make sure you take care
Good Evening Paul. Thank you very much for this informative video. its very interesting for the people who once lived there and for people like myself who hasnt been down some of these streets as far as I can remember. I remember going to Woolworth. love your conmentare and you show things as they are. keep up the good work. you are doing a fantastic job, Take care and all the best. Mildred. xxx
good evening Mildred and many thanks for your comment and also watching as you know it’s always appreciated. Hope you’re keeping well? And yes, a lot of people have very fun memories of this area again all the best and take care Paul.
Hi mildred, hope you have had a nice Christmas, all the best.
@@stevensmith7460 Hi Steven. I have had a very nice Christmas thank you. I was invited to some friends on Christmas Day. I hope that you have also had a nice Christmas I wish you all the best. Mildred. xxx
@@mildredschulz lovely that mildred, yes, me and Ann have had a belter at our son and families home in bispham. All the best. XX
@@TheBlackpoolLadsyou are very welcome Paul. As you know I love watching all your videos also the earlier ones are interesting. Take care and I wish you all the best. Mildred 👍👍👍❤️
H Paul wonderful video mate as always ... U do want you want too do mate doesn't matter what other people say love your content 🎉
hi Andy many thanks for a kind comments and yes some people leave negative comments on the channel but the end of the day you can only film what is in Blackpool itself, and to be fair watching this video back it does make you quite sad seeing Blackpool Samaria say like this… but this video is more for people who requested it as so many of the older generation of these streets in the past I want to rekindle special memories of this area. Many thanks Andy much appreciated and thank you for your support. All the very best and take Paul
@@TheBlackpoolLads happy new year for tommorow paul no firework on carpet but still celebrating
Thanks Paul for showing this side, I remember how this was such a busy area years ago
good afternoon Jeff many thanks for your comments and watching and yes you speak such a popular area are used to be the heart of the shopping in Blackpool. Again many thanks all the best and take care.
Hi Paul ive been going to Blackpool for over 20 years now and definitely have seen a lot of changes and not all for best but like you say it is the same everywhere. Somepeople cant understand why i go so often but they dont understand how much of a special place it is and good memories it holds and also it is such a friendly place. Sorry im going on a bit😂😂. Very interesting video Paul so much history and stories attached to these buildings. Thanks again. Take care
good morning so many thanks for your comments and watching and yes silly holds a lot of memories for a lot of people like yourself. I know certain places need work carrying out but every town and city does sadly.
Many thanks for sharing your story all the very best and take care Paul
Hi Paul good to see different parts of the older buildings of Blackpool, some very nice looking ones around there. Thank you for sharing, will be very interesting for those who frequented the area in the past. Keep these vlogs going, thanks so much. Take good care.
Just catching up, we're home now from our son's and family, had a lovely time ,great catching up with our 2 beautiful grandchildren, he's doing his A levels starts some exams Tuesday as they go back on the 7th, she will be starting her GCSEs, so double stress for them all.
Thanks again see you in your next vlog, stay safe bye for now 😊x
good evening Hazel many thanks for comment and watching and yes it’s certainly great visiting the old streets and it sounds like you’re very busy with the grandchildren so they’re keeping you busy :-) hope you’ve been keeping well. All the best and take care Paul
@@TheBlackpoolLads Thanks Paul all ok here. Chilling now goodnight till next time 😊x
Hi Paul, Ive been watching your last few videos and ignore what people say about bringing an area down. You do what you want I actually like seeing the back streets it provides interest you see some interesting things and sights on the back streets. Where you go on the promenade and there ain't as much interest really keep up the good work 👍
good afternoon and many thanks for your kind comments I’m watching, sometimes is quite emotional filming things like this streets like this but at the end of the day it’s part of our history part of peoples history who visited Blackpool from all over the world want to see the streets and hotels they want stayed in years ago. again I think it’s important to show different areas of Blackpool anybody to be fair and video the promenade up and down each day and the tower and the piers But there’s more to Blackpool than the seafront, and some of these buildings and roads are Some of the oldest in Blackpool and in history. Again many thanks for watching the previous videos. He’s always very much appreciated and your support take great care and enjoy the rest of your evening.
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@@TheBlackpoolLads This is my other youtube page... ruclips.net/video/nOLO23S2b4U/видео.html (ive subscribed on both) but this is the area which I live in so I thought you may like to see the area which I live in.
thanks paul for showing me my old flat the big double window at the top was my lounge 15ft wide 30ft long it was huge. my front door was wooden painted green to match the shop downstairs 65 bolton st was a little cafe
good evening And you are more than welcome, I’m glad I was able to film this part of Bolton Street for you and rekindle some memories which is always the aim of this channel.
Again many thanks for your support and information all the very best and take care
Love watching your Blackpool videos you do a Great job keep up the good work mate
good evening James and many thanks much appreciated thank you
Evening another murky day the same here in West Mids you are showing it how it is so the negative people need to schrol on !!!! 😊 we all got good places and bad movin on😂 brilliant video I enjoyed that seeing streets I did not know off till the next one 😊
good afternoon Jo and many thanks for the kind coming and encouragement much appreciated, and yes it’s still been a little foggy in Blackpool today but not as bad as yesterday to make sure he stay safe in the conditions. Again many thanks for watching the video all the very best and take care of yourself, Paul.
Evening Paul, evening everyone, you tell it as it is, as does, Stephen. People that know Blackpool know there is decay as with any other town. Blackpool is a lot bigger than people think, the problem is it's a lot of old businesses, hotels, shops etc and not houses. The council can't cover everything and then again a lot of people that visit never venture further than between south and north piers and never see the surrounding areas, they are beautiful. Imagine how much it would cost to compulsory purchase all these properties and renovate or demolish, would cost 10s of millions. Hate it when people call Blackpool, it's a damn site cleaner than most towns. They've started from the town centre renovating and it will take time. Brilliant video Paul, cheers mate.
good evening Stephen and to be fair there’s not much to add to that comment. Everything you’ve said is completely correct.
Just a highlight a few points as you said the council cannot accommodate purchasing each business and empty shop and then renovate it including hotels as you said it will cost millions hundreds of millions of pounds and who’s going to pick up the top of the taxpayer And then the taxpayer will have to pay more they’ll be unhappy. It swings and roundabouts things take time things get old, like the old settlements we unearthed them nothing stays the same for ever. Trends move on and the world moves on if that makes sense however some of these buildings are fantastic hopefully things And the are improving dramatically in Blackpool Again, many thanks you can’t comment all the very best and take care, Paul
@TheBlackpoolLads spot on Paul. Keep doing what your doing concerning the video's, they show people what to expect and where to go. In such a short time you are up there with the best and thank you.
many thanks Steven and yes in 12 months the channel has a few people watching it Which is always great. Again many thanks for your support and enjoy the rest of your evening :-)
Caption says what has happened to Blackpool erm let me think Labour Conservatives Labour Conservatives now Labour again
Thanks Paul for another great video I love the Promenade but also love walking through the back streets too when I'm down and that's been nearly every year for the past 40 years there's so much history 😢 well done , you take care 😊
good evening Jacqueline many thanks for coming and watching and yes it’s always great stepping away from the promenade and learning about parts of Blackpool history with all the wonderful buildings steeps in history with the charm and character and each building more or less has a story to tell. Again, many thanks all the very best and take care.
Very powerful video Paul spoke from the heart well done
good evening Gail and many thanks. It certainly wasn’t an emotional video. Put it that way.
Great video Paul.Thankyou.Unfortunatley lots of places are like this now.
good evening Hazel many thanks for coming and yes, many towns and cities are suffering with places that have been let go over the many decades
Great videos and so interesting to watch like a guided tour love watching them seeing different parts that you don’t know about thanks Paul
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good morning and many thanks for your comments much appreciated and yes even I’m learning as I’m going down different streets it’s amazing learning about history. There’s so much what you don’t know. Again many thanks for the very best and take care.
Love watching the channel keep up the good work
many thanks much appreciated thank you for your support :-) all the very best
Some of those old buildings are beautiful styles of masonry work,Great video 👍👍👍✌
nanny thanks and yes, certainly they have charm and character the older buildings than the modern ones nowadays. Thank you also for coming all the very best and take care.
iI LOVE BLACKPOOL,THEY GOOD AND BAD ,THEY PEOPLE NEVER BEEN TO BLACKPOOL PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMNDNTS TO YOUR SELS, YOU DOING A GOOD JOB PAUL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MY DEAR FRIEND.
many thanks very much appreciated and yes I certainly tried to bring different parts of Blackpool including the old streets which come along the old history and memories and stories alongside. There’s many places towns and cities what need regenerating it’s not just Blackpool so people like I mentioned in the video should be keeping their comments to themselves, are not pulling a certain area down all the time again many thanks all the best and take care, Paul
Great video thank you for sharing
Good evening, Neil and you’re more than welcome many thanks for coming and also taking the time to watch all the very best and take care
I agree with your last post Paul, all you are doing is highlighting real life and keeping people updated and for me there is nothing negative about that, it's the facts.
good morning Stephen many thanks for comments and watching, and these are some of the oldest streets in Blackpool apart from Talbot Road Talbot Square so it’s always interesting to walk down the street as people have a lot of memories walking and shopping in these places. Again, many thanks comment all the best and take care.
@TheBlackpoolLads You're welcome Paul and you have a great new year
Thanx for that!💪🏼I subscribed!
Very interesting,keep on!💎
Happy,peaceful new year to everyone!☮️✨
good afternoon many thanks for coming on very much appreciated that you subscribed to the channel. It’s always great having new people on board. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2025 also! Again all the very best, thanks again take care, Paul.
11.30 in Video the entrance to the car park once stood a Garage, Can't think of the name ? could be Commercial garage, and the promenade side was a hotel
many thanks for coming and yes, I think you’re right with that one
Hi Paul excellent from Bolton street in blackpool the back of the hotels and some of the back of hotels need some work done and south shore area I can't believe how different it is now when I first visited it as kid it was a excellent area and a lot of places have closed down I like south shore area I can't believe how it was changed and I blame blackpool council for that it is like they have forgotten about south shore area and when the pleasure beach was cheap this area was thriving and now it is not 10:20 great which is a shame and I miss Yates south shore and Waterloo road area had so many shops and so did bond street I think bond as suffered the most and you are right about south shore being a rich area to live and some excellent buildings with a lot of history to it and station road was first hotel in blackpool I stayed back in 1990 I was only 1 year old and happy memories the hotel was called Granville hotel was winner on four in a bed thanks Paul excellent video take care pal from Keith 👍 👍👍👍👍
You said it Keith, the pleasure beach has a lot to answer for the demise of south shore, everyone visited that area in bygone years, not anymore.
hi Keith, many thanks for coming and taking the time in that wonderful story and information also. There’s not much really to add to your comment but it’s great that you share with everybody so many thanks for that. I hope you’re keeping well. Well all the very best and take care, Paul.
Good evening Paul i hope you are well i wish i had a pound for every time i went down Bolton Street as I've said many times Bond Street and Waterloo Road were my favourite part of Blackpool and as i stay at Barton Avenue it's easier to get there when the promenade is busy take care and i hope you have a good night
We used to stay on Alexandra rd, so much to do on them streets years ago and the front , very rarely went up to the tower area.
good evening George many thanks for comments and watching and yes I have fun memories of walking down Waterloo Road when I was a kid. Also I remember the shops were so busy they’re so many people around and just filming It was certainly emotional. The history is on the streets and the people have walked down them the generations. It’s incredible as well as the buildings again. Many thanks. All the best and take care of yourself Paul.
I remember when south shore used to be busy bk on the 90s especially bond street as well
good morning Robbie and yes I remember walking the streets in the late 80s down Waterly Road and used to be a hive of life. Many thanks for sharing your story all the very best and take care Paul.
Evening to you and keep up the great videos I will always keep watching them, one if the best youtubers around bringing great films to us
many thanks, Pauline. Much appreciated and thank you for all your support over the last year. Take care.
I love these back streets of Blackpool, it may be due to a bit of nostalgia thinking back to the olden days but I do still love them now. Thanks for the tour Paul.
hi Mark, many thanks for coming and yes it’s certainly great visiting the old streets and the old building to Blackpool. Hope you keeping well. All the best and take care.
Just to say that the top two floors of the Post Office building were the main BT telephone exchange serving all the south area of Blackpool. Spent many hours maintaining equipment there 1960/1970s way before the appearance of Mobiles!
good morning Barry and many thanks for your comment and sharing that fascinating story with everybody is certainly great to learn what the buildings used to be used for back in the days so appreciate sharing that. Thank you. Many thanks all the very best and take care.
great video paul, love keeping up with those streets, all good stuff 🙂
many thanks, Georgie. Much appreciated. Hope you have a fabulous day all the very best and take care.
Thanks for showing us around Paul, I only really know the north end. Sorry, was it Waterloo Road you used walk along as a wee lad? Can I ask what years that would be please? Ha ha ha, I'm cheeky trying work out your age.
hi David many thanks for comments and that was in the late 80s when I used to walk around Waterloo Road area, to be fair I live near Stanley Park when I was a kids would never really ventured into town. :-)
@@TheBlackpoolLads Things change nomatter where you're brought up. Wigan looks totally different from when I was a kid. Ha ha I didn't expect you to answer my question. You must be younger than me at 53.
@@TheBlackpoolLads You spent more time in Torquay 😂
I lived in Torquay for about 10 years :-)
hi David and yes things never stay the same sadly and yes I’m younger than 53 :-)
Looks like Blackpool north area is getting all the revamp and regeneration.
And the southshore area is lagging behind and suffering somewhat.
many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes certainly there’s lots of regeneration programs going ahead in the north side hopefully the south side won’t be forgotten about fingers crossed. Many thanks for your coming all the very best and take care Paul.
I LOVE BOND STREET,THEY AN OLD SHOP SELL STARWARS TOYS I BET ITS GONE NOW LOVE THAT STREET,GOOD MEMORIES,
hi Gary many thanks for your comment and yes some wonderful independent shops have now gone along this trip. It’s quite sad and emotional even filming this.
Again many thanks all very best and take care Paul.
@@TheBlackpoolLads THANKS PAUL GETING BACK, BEST WISHES
4.10 in Video, Yates was the Red Lion pub and corner of shaw rd/ bolton st was Warwicks amusement arcade.
Used to go in that arcade as a kid while our mum & dad had a couple of drinks in the red lion.
many thanks for comment and apologies for the late reply
Bond street and Bolton street was a short cut for taxi drivers in the old days, When the illuminations were on it was mad busy on the prom.
Respect bro 🙏, you show the rough, with the smooth.....hey, it's Blackpool.....
hi Mark, many thanks and yes, I tried to show the reality of the town as well as the good points and sometimes they’re not so good points, But these streets are iconic parts of Blackpool history hundreds of thousands of people walked and shot these streets over the years and I feel a lot of people will enjoy the walk down memory lane. Again many thanks for coming all the very best and take care Mark Paul.
Your videos are not negative videos no way u have brought sunshine in my life I love blackpool no material whether it is my favourite place i have no live at the moment all my love of childhood at blackpool so happy times my father was at St Anne's church when I was 5 I could go on paul many many thanks my friend xp
hi Patricia and many thanks for your great support. It’s certainly needed at times when making these videos as you do get a lot of negative comments sadly but then the positive comments and support outweighs them.
And like you said many people enjoy Blackpool no matter what each and every town and city has areas sadly like this. All the best enjoy the rest of your evening take care, Paul
Important to be honest about Blackpool, both the good and the bad. If you only focus on the positive, then you would be guilty of taking the public for fools. I don't want a sanitised version of Blackpool, I want the truth. Excellent work, as always.
hi Jason many thanks for your comment and also watching and your spot on everybody can walk along the promenade and film the wonderful lights and all the great shops along that stretch but Blackpool is not all about the lights in the illuminations. It also has a history and a great history at that also has some bad areas but these bad areas are steep in history and a lot of people have walked down these streets and have fun memories of them in the 70s 80s and 90s have also Fond memories again your spot with your comment and it’s always great showing different parts of the town for Blackpool used to have and has to offer. All the best and many thanks take care, Paul.
Hey Paul great video as always mate still love Blackpool either way I just ignore the negative ones
hi Chris many thanks for your support and kind comment. Always appreciated and yes Blackpool certainly offers a lot of variety for all ages.
Again many thanks all the very best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul
Very interesting video, thank you for that. I don't understand people being negative because you can only show Blackpool how it is and there's still some stunning buildings around. Anyway I enjoyed it 😁😁😁😁 👏👏👍👍👍
hi Denise, many thanks for your comments and support much appreciated and yes as you say there’s some fantastic stunning buildings with such charm and character as you walk along the streets. All the best and take care Paul.
Well documented and good info
many thanks much appreciated all the very best
thanks Paul for another great video
hi Julie and you are more than welcome. All the very best.
Love your videos - I now live in Australia but I have so many treasured memories of Blackpool in the early 60's - my Aunt and Uncle used to live there at 29 Haddon Road, Blackpool and we always had holidays there - could you possibly go down Haddon Road at all, I would greatly appreciate it.
good morning Trudy many thanks for coming and watching and yes like yourself so many people have special memories and fond memories of certain areas in Blackpool especially down this walk of life as it used to be very busy back in the 60s 70s and 80s. And Haddon Road is that in Bispham? So are used to have relations live on that road? :-)
@@TheBlackpoolLads yes, that is it - geoff and kitty wharton were their names and they owned the crescent cafe in cleveleys, they were bakers and confectioners
hi Trudy and yes I certainly video Hadden Road when I’m up that area for you I’ll keep you posted :-)
@@TheBlackpoolLads Oh thank you
Thanks for the video Paul and no you not showing a negative video or saying anything bad about Blackpool the Tourists that visit must don’t see the back side l have jogged through back streets then jogged along the front with the weather you get up there it’s a constant battles too maintain building and houses it’s like every where nice parts and bad parts.
hi Daniel, many thanks for you, apologies for the late reply, as you said it’s not showing the negative parts of Blackpool. It’s showing the iconic buildings and Blackpool history and passed. Many people have reached out and said can film these areas as they have walked down the street shop down these streets and it’s a big part of their life and it’s great that you can rekindle some of the special memories people hold so dear, again it’s part of Blackpool Heritage the street and it’s always great to show that. Hope you’re keeping well and again I appreciate your comment. All the very best and take care Paul.
One of the things that set the turnaround of Bond ST , from great ,to struggling , and killed of lot's off shops , was the council's decision to make Bond st, a one way, just that one decision killed off most off the shops, what a disaster , and when the council eventually turned it back to two way, well it was too late, many shops had gone under , who are these people who such foolish decisions .
You could be right there.
hi James, and yes, I heard about this and sadly you’re right after doing some research. This is not really my area as I live near Stanley Park when I was a kid and Now live in Bispham so it’s fascinating learning more about Blackpool and what is behind each street? It’s amazing as they say you never too old to learn again. Many thanks for the information. All the best thank you and take care, Paul.
Enjoyed this,I've never ordered a thing on line
many thanks for coming and also watching and I’m the same. I always try to support local businesses as much as I can especially the independent ones.
Again many thanks all the best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul.
Brilliant vlog thanks
many thanks, Ian. Much appreciated thank you.
Fond memories of day trips to Blackpool in the 1970s . Parents would take three of us ( all under 10 ) on the train, beach would be packed with tens of thousands of day trippers , mum would berate dad to let us have half an hour in the arcades and a walk around the pleasure beach ( free to enter back then ) it must have been exhausting for all the mums and dads but it was fantastic family time .
good evening and many thanks for your comment and sharing that great story with everybody much appreciated and yes so many people like yourself very fun memories of Blackpool. It certainly was a place to be in being fantastic being part of that. Great that so many people even living abroad nowadays remember coming to Blackpool and spending time walking along the promenade and having great fun. Again many thanks and glad it sparks Some great memories for you. All the very best, many thanks again and take care, Paul
Really good video Paul great stuff
hi Tom and many thanks for your comments. Much appreciated all the very best and take care.
Hi paul. Well done for putting Blackpool on the map.
Blackpool has its bad points, but I guess every town and city do but it’s always nice learning about Blackpool and what once and the history of the streets all The best and take care
Fantastic video true history wish the council could help those traders and people who live there many thanks from Mark
good afternoon Mark many thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated and yes I would imagine this certainly help that should be put in place to help these independent shops and struggling traders manage that little better, as you could see there’s not many people around and if it wasn’t for these small shops still, keeping the head above water more and more these shops would go under. Many thanks all the very best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care.
Thank you very much for your reply we watch your videos all the time happy New year to you keep up the fantastic work
many thanks for your reply, Mark and many thanks for watching the videos. It’s very much appreciated. Thank you and yes all the best for yourself for 2025! Take care Paul.
You came up Bolton Street you should hve come up Dean Street left the Old Coach House Hotel on the corner has a Hlue Plaque and our house was built in 1835 when we bought it 7 years ago we found it is built of stones We went into its history and it was the Vicars residence in the 1850s
good afternoon and firstly apologies for the late reply. I’m just catching up on all the comments on the channel. And yes there’s so many streets adjoining Bolton and Bond Street. It’s just getting the time but that certainly would’ve been great to include! Hopefully if I’m down there sometime, I’ll call around another look at the building, many thanks for sharing that with everybody else. All the very best and take care of yourself, Paul.
Businesses suffered on Waterloo road when council made it a 1 way street in the 90's
Can't help but notice, every street is double yellowed, if it's impossible to park, who's gonna bother shopping ?
hi Peter, many thanks for your comment and yes, I certainly a problem with highlighted for shoppers. All the best and take care.
Spot on.
Do we know what is going in where Mrs Johnsons Emporium used to be?
hi Linda, as of this moment I’m not sure but I can certainly look into for you
@TheBlackpoolLads Thanks, I know the building was sold but not as a going concern.
The whole country is finished we better buckle up the next few years are going to be tough for most.
hi Scott, yes, I think we’re in for a rough ride as you said. Hope you’re keeping well? All the best and take care.
Hi Samantha thank you for your message . sorry but I think I have deleted it by mistake. I am looking forward to coming to Blackpool again next year in summer all being well. there was a mistake in my reply to you and I deleted it because I was going to rewrite it and when I deleted it, it took your message off with it, I am sorry about that. it was an accident , I hope you have had a great Christmas and I wish you a very happy new year. take care and all the best, Mildred, xxx
Your vids never show the negative, but I've lived in Thornton and also clevelys for 3 years and just moved to Lancaster and there is alot of negatives tbh so people that complain about the negatives need to wake up and smell reality,Blackpool is run down that's a fact and it's not really safe on a night out compared to other towns,I'm from london born and bred
good afternoon Paul many thanks for your comments and watching, it’s a shame that this area has gone down ill traumatically in the last few decades as this was a thriving and busting with life area years ago. Again many people have walked down the streets and wanted to have a glimpse of what they look like now, as the older generation certainly have walked down here shopping and stayed. All the best and take care, Paul.
Shame I use to walk that road everyday when in blackpool and was a great shopping place
hi Janice, many thanks for coming and yes a lot of people have walked down these streets in the past certainly changed times. Hope you’re keeping well. All the very best and take care.
Hi paul l think all towns and cities have good areas and bad thanks for the vid 😊
many thanks Julie. Much appreciated and yes, sadly most towns and cities have certain areas like this unfortunately. All the very best and take care.
@TheBlackpoolLads you too
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many thanks, Stephen
No negative nelly here . Your a history teacher as well paul lol . Soon the police station knocked down in JAN
Hey Kkrispy, hope you’ve been keeping well? And yes once the police station is knocked down and hopefully the new leisure complex gets underway it certainly gonna look great. Hopefully it will spread outwards and make Blackpool right on the map again. All the best and take care :-)
Been coming to Blackpool almost every year for nigh on 60 years and already got 2 breaks booked for 2025. I have to admit that the decline seems to have accelerated since 2020 and COVID. It's still my favourite place to have a break but maybe that's a generation thing. I so wish that a turning point could be reached and a revival start but perhaps that's just a pipe dream.
good evening Alan and many thanks for your comment and watching and glad you are booked up again for 2025.
Things take time to improve it requires a lot of effort money and planning there’s A lot of plans regeneration things going ahead and things being discussed around the table so hopefully in years to come things will improve dramatically. Again, many thanks for coming all the best and take care, Paul.
Paul can you remember the Job centre on waterloo rd and Willys night club
many thanks and I believe I remember the job centre but not too sure about willies nightclub. I’ll have to have a look at that one :-) but thanks for the information.
@@TheBlackpoolLads 2 Doors up from that chippy the black small door was Jokers night club, it was downstairs in the basement and next to that was Job centre.
Was the shoe market on Bond Street still trading Paul?
hi Graham and yes the shoe market on Bond Street is still located and is still trading into this day :-)
i was brought up around there in the 70s 80s and its heartbreaking to see why the hell doesnt the council send letters to the landlords of these buildings to either tidy it up or lose it imagine what itll be like in another 10yrs? i can but not allowed to say these days!!!!
good morning Russell and me and you think along the same lines! You have to be careful what you do put on social media but yes I certainly think along the lines as you are thinking. Many thanks for your comment and very true comment that all the very best and take care, Paul.
Gud n bad every where. Blackpool not a lone . Uk seaside . Is whot you make it .
many thanks becoming and yes certainly each town has its good points and bad points on this video on to show some Blackpool. Wonderful history and wonderful buildings are so many many people have walked down these streets.
Again many thanks all the best and take care
You didn't mention the old picture house. Became a electrical shop on Bond St.
hi Peter many thanks for coming and showing that information, there’s so much history on Talbot Road and so much has changed as it’s hard to get it all in on one video. Again many thanks for pointing out as I mentioned in the video there’s just too much dimension. This road is steep in history. Many thanks and take care, Paul.
@@TheBlackpoolLads Hi Paul I wasn't trying to be clever. I do the same with a Walk on the Wild side if I notice something. Take care and carry on with what you do.
hi Peter and yes don’t worry I never take it that way. It’s great that people also mention things what I’ve either miss or don’t mention and it’s great that people like yourself can chat with other people on the channel. As I mentioned tell the road as you probably know is absolutely steeps in history such wonderful buildings and character. I guess every building has tales to tell and it’s great that everybody knows certain things about the history okay many thanks for sharing that and Maybe revisit the area at the later stage with the places I wasn’t able to cover. Again, enjoy the rest of your evening all the very best and take care, Paul.
The question the Labour Council needs to be constantly asked is why did they not submit a single Levelling Up bid for these areas? They have to own this.
hi Paul, many thanks for comments, and to be fair I don’t get into politics, but I appreciate the comment nevertheless all the very best and take care yourself
Admittedly there's dereliction in Blackpool & it does look deserted. However all our seaside resort towns are at this time of year
hi Nick, many thanks for your comment and yes I certainly agree with that the winter time and out of season makes any seaside town look deserted in derelict. Once spring hits in the summer is certainly buzzing with like Blackpool and is an amazing place to be. Again, many thanks for comment all the very best and take care.
I would love to comment, but YOU TUBE is trying to extort me in turning off my Ad blocker so they can jam their stupid ads down my throat, by blocking the videos!
You certainly miss a lot.. No mention of the Sun inn on Bolton street, nor did you show the site of Rendezvous Cinema on bond street. You never mentioned the lock Ness monster on bond street either. What about the casino which burnt down on station road, or the New market on waterloo road🤷
many thanks becoming sadly I can’t cover everything within the time period. If you have a look at some previous videos I did mention old cinemas. Certainly the one on Bond Street is even up as a short, thanks for sharing the information you mentioned in your comment with everybody much appreciated all the very best and take care.
And all this for free, yeah, didn't show the lamp post that used to be there on the corner of Waterloo rd and bond street as well. Here's an idea, try finding the time and expense and doing it yourself. 🤔🤔
I saw this coming 20 years ago, The Loss of Blackpool airport, Cheap Spanish holidays where people were staying for a week in Blackpool are now only day trippers, Which resulted in shops and guest houses closing down Blackpool has got the highest crime rate per head in the UK and the highest death rate, more people drive now than 30 years ago, It's sad but Blackpool has become a Morecambe and a dumping ground for the undesirables.
good evening many thanks for coming and yes sadly as you mentioned a lot of cheap holidays to Spain and other places have killed a lot of seaside towns off where once over people used to flock to. I guess time never standstill For anybody
What ever you think it’s not looking good is it.
Just like every English seaside town. Poor design decisions, lack of funding and run down. Two big things are the weather and the Internet which is killing most high streets. 😢
hi Leslie, many thanks, and yes certainly things have changed like you said the weather people can go abroad for 200 or £300 for a week all inclusive, As well as poor decisions, you’re certainly right with that one again many thanks for comment all the best and take care
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Looks like the end of the world. Where are the people ?
That’s the million dollar question!
place is decrepit, it's not got anything to offer, bet the mayor still wears a fat gold chain of office though, bet car drivers are easy prey up there with all those double yellows though, how can the b&b stand a chance with no parking????????
It's sad now it just looks like a zombie apocalypse mixed with beer monsters blackpool council should be ashamed of themselves they have spent millions of pounds on the Talbot gateway project and holiday inn hotel and posh restaurant and new council building instead of investing in the poorest areas around North and south shore just like in your video what a shame 😢
hi Ian and yes certainly the money has been spent on the northside. Let’s hope they don’t forget about the southside which is just as important. I think all the best and take care
The internet
very true, Anthony