Can run-down Blackpool turn itself around?
The plan to regenerate a struggling seaside favourite
TO SEE THE best and worst of Blackpool, take a ride on its Ferris wheel. On the way up, marvel at the miles of golden beaches; and at the horse-drawn carriages clip-clopping along the promenade, Blackpool Tower at one end, a giant rollercoaster (once the world’s tallest) at the other. Coming down, gaze at a brutalist haystack jutting out from the skyline—in fact an abandoned police station—and row after row of run-down terraced houses.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Lifting sands”
Britain February 24th 2024
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