Blackpool Central Side Streets & Red Light Area 

Such a shame old guest houses were bought up and used as cheap bedsits. I grew up on Ribble Rd in the 80's & 90's and it was a lovely area, so much so we could all leave our front doors open all day.

I was chuckling all the way through this. I love your commentary on the sketchy areas of Blackpool!

When Central Station was open this area of Blackpool was vibrant. I worked in the Palma cafe in 1967/8, The luggage boys were bust taking holiday makers luggage on Sack trollies to their boarding houses.

Really liked this video, gave me a giggle when walking speeded up. Great to see all the backstreets, thank you Stephen 🙋

Used to go to Blackpool a lot during my childhood & teenage years. I’ve since moved to America and was looking for a good RU-vid channel & videos to show my husband what Blackpool is like. Great videos & so interesting. Thank you!

Really loved that video you do a fantastic job love watching them well done Stephen 👏

I love Blackpool and I used to go there with my family every year .There is a lot of snobbery about Blackpool .It is a shame how the place has gone .Blackpool is a very important town because it represents generations of the English working class and their simple pleasures .There is more history is this town than all the stately homes put together .

Even the beer monster outside the pish and fips shop recognises you Stephen 😂

Fabulous, Mr walk on the wild side . Please Keep them coming, thanks again 💚👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

There used to be a very fragrant smelling sweet factory somewhere around here, about 12 years ago and the whole area smelt delicious, it really did! Thank you Stephen, for another great tour! xxxxx

Discovered you here by chance. Wow ! Thank you so. This is a unique archive of the day, up there with Pepys. Just glimpsed your other vids. Off for more.

It's not just the roughest part of Blackpool. It's one of the poorest areas of England.

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as always yes blackpool has got some rough looking roads but also has some really nice parts if I looked hard enough round my area I bet it wouldn't be too pretty lol great video very informative have a great evening xx

Couldn't pay me to live there, how depressing

Cheers Steve,just finished another fascinating watch with abit of history thrown in,till next time 👍

Great fact about Darren Matthews, aka Steven Regal aka Lord William Regal. I used to watch him on World of Sport in the 70's when I was a kid and he wasn't much older. He became a worldwide wrestling superstar and overcame many difficulties with substances as he had an addictive personality. Proper tough guy who is a master of his craft and one of the best wrestlers this country has ever produced. Thanks for the info.

Very interesting video Stephen. Lovely walk about on the back streets brilliant.

Another look on the 'wild side,,' great video thankyou Stephen 😁😁😘😘

Interesting video pal. I'd be interested in finding out more about Park Road, and surrounding streets. It fascinates me to learn what the area is like, and a bit more about the area's history. Just for the record William Regal (or Steve) is now part of AEW (All Elite Wrestling), and manages a faction called "Blackpool Combat Club". Great work pal! 👍

Really enjoyed your walk around there i cannot belive how run down some of the estates look.does the council not care about these areas anymore..but thanks for the tour..great work.

Hey Steve, this is the first time I’ve checked this one out, I’ll give it a watch now

An interesting video on the inner areas of Blackpool which l haven't seen before..These are so many corner shops and some of the building are quite old and left empty...Stephen once you done a great video job showing us around another side of Blackpool.

Great video. I could almost taste the ambience. Useful information here. You're on top form.

I remember going to Blackpool loads of times as a teenager back in the late 80`s... back then you could fall asleep in a bus shelter (like i used to after a few "pops") and absolutely no-one would harass or try to rob you .. don`t think i`d dare to be a teenager doing it nowadays ! ..and i never realised the Stevonia connection to Hanratty till now .there is a film starring Christopher Ecclestone called "Let him have it" that documents the case . thanks for sharing ! everyday is a school day no matter how old you are ! .. thanks for posting this ... just wish things could be like how they were when i was younger ...

Good video tonight can't wait for the next ones next week

Interesting video Stephen 🍻 Thanks for sharing m8y 👍🏻

I now live in Spain but my dad had a shop on central drive years ago, thank you this brought back some happy memories.

You walked past my house Steve !!...wish i could escape but who wants to live in Revoe ...twinned with Bucharest ...take care

Loved it m8 this is going to be a great vlog m8 big numbers 😀 we'll done Stephen Cheatley

You are a brave man Stephen i don't think i could be paid to walk down Central drive these days bad enough driving along the drive.

It saddens me to see the decline of Blackpool. I'm from London and my mother was from Sheffield. We used to go to Blackpool for 2 weeks every year in the 70's and 80's and have fantastic holidays. I have really fond memories of walking around the streets with my mum. I don't think she would have picked a B&B in Palatine Road now! Thank you for your informative vid.

Love watching your videos my friend keep up the good work

Brilliant again matey

Loved it , great video 🎥

This is brill, thanks. Amazing the places and people I used to hang round when young without even thinking about it. I thought the very bad lads (well, men really) were so exciting. Now, I’m a very middle aged woman who is (most of the time) pretty sensible!! So interesting. Thank you x

Great video Stephen, it's a shame to see the buildings in a state they need painting outside 😕

Loved it thanks Stephen

Another one of your interesting videos Steve, I had to laugh those underground toilets we had them here in Birmingham , and the one that was known too all was the (Silver Slipper) and if you went in them you would come out a different person, no need to go around feeling horny pop in the Silver Slipper and you would come out feeling so relieved, how times have changed, keep up the brilliant work..... Dave

Great Video Steve I Enjoyed It 😊

up whitby at the moment, love your videos, Thank you.😊

Great vid Stephen thank you.Loved voice overs.😂🙂

I’m totally intrigued by ur vids keep up gf work

That king Edward pub is massive when people come too Blackpool it’s mostly the front you go too people don’t mostly see the other side nice seeing places were people live.

Thanx again Stephen

Great walk Stephen,

I arrived from Manchester at Central Station a few times and had fun at Bethesda back in the day.

I love watching your videos. I am intrigued though where are you residing. As you review all areas. A video review of your area would be great 😊

Love your films Stephen weldone mate

I love your videos. Me and my sister called in to the post office on central street to the post office, my god what a dump. I waited outside and I kept getting glared at!! In hindsight now I know why!!! 😂

Another good video Stephen

Such ashame looks so run down those streets 👍

Love these videos - I come to Blackpool for the full week for the darts every year for the last 15 years but don't get to see much of these areas. Do meet some characters in the pubs however. The next Grand theft Auto game should be set in Blackpool :D

Certainly looks a run down area. I agree with you that’s not the sort of streets I want to walk after dark. As for those underground toilets, I used to have one of them near me here in Gt Yarmouth. They were the sort you descended into darkness because nearly all the time the lights were broken. Interesting to see the positive side of Blackpool as well as this negative side.👍

Great video, Central Drive, it was always focal point, coming into Blackpool n palatine road

Sad to hear of the baby. I used to use the laundered on central drivers you passed and the music who further up before I moved back to london.

Central Drive used to be lovely. Old cinema was a nightclub. Was there another coach park much further down away from the centre. I remember my parents walking me all down that road.

Nice memories - thanks! 👍

You need to create your own range of Blackpool shirts with the text DOMESTIC GOING ON OVER THERE with 100 arrows pointing everywhere.

Palatine Rd (246) was in my family abt 1911-1939 Hornby Rd (24, Hornby House Hotel) run by a family member, c1911

Have already hit the like button. I’m fully trained and compliant.

great video stephen

Interesting video. Thanks!

0:09 exactly why I won’t live in Blackpool! 🤣🤣 great video! Cheers mate!

A change is needed. Big job.

Always reminded of stays in Blackpool and we stayed on Reads Avenue at the New Central Hotel where i met Tessy o'shaes brother !!!!!

my auntie had a guest houses ribble road, we went there for years on are hols to blackpool , and in the morning the donkeys come down the road going to the beach the good old days

Cheers for video happy days 😘

Very interesting..thanks!

I rented a room at number 32 Woolman rd in 1985. I seem to recall the corner of Ribble and Woolman road was a chip shop where you stood and videoed Costcutters.

I'll be watching pal 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Back Ribble Road was where the Loco club was for railway men. Trevors was a great shop as well. I lived in that end flat in Ibbison Court where the tree is and the white van is outside (7.13 minutes into your video). The open window is the landing window so it must still have damp problems. It was owned on Leasehold by the landlady and had severe damp problems and she never sorted them. I got out when I discovered that released on probation people were being housed in the next door flats and their mates were banging on my door thinking that the released offender lived in my flat. Certainly a very scary place. On the corner further down was J Cabs and I used to ring them if there was a problem for me and they looked out for me. Central Drive was a nightmare as well. The Brothel was on the corner and if as a female you took the shortcut to the Coop you were propositioned by clients who thought they could get services on the cheap. Very rough area indeed.

Is The Holborn Hotel on Queens Promenade still trading? Also further up the road was, Uncle Toms Cabin is that still going ? Also a cafe I think it was near central pier called, Lindys? Thanks very much indeed.

Brilliant thanks Stephen. I missed the one about murder at the imperial. Can't find it anywhere 😟

Hello again Stephen looking forward to seeing your next vlog is the vlog going live

Stephen ..can you please in your another day video some areas in poulton le fylde ? An old English countryside little town..

Good solid knowledge of underground toilets red light district and working girls Respect..

Used to live on woolman road years ago used to see it all

Stephen may I ask? Do you live in Blackpool or nearby? I have started recently to catch up on your back catalogue. Very interesting. Warts and all look along the Fylde coast. Personally I like Lytham, but have stayed several times at a dog friendly hotel in Thornton Cleverleys. Surprised to learn from you're goodself that Star wars had some scenes filmed there. Anyway, please keep up the good work.

Good evening Stephen from roasting Gosport. Still liking Blackpool though.

Great video again mate great job your doing have you ever been to burn naze in Thornton that's where I'm from

Can you make a tour video of Blackpool?

Steve knows all the red light areas !!!!!!!!!!!

Like a lot of the hotels, the houses have suffered from a lack of investment. Some serious damp patches on that new white paint. It looks like some spend more on their cars (BMW, Merc etc) than they do on their houses😢.

Just came back from Blackpool visiting a friend and it was a very depressing place. The town centre was quite intimidating in the evening due to the number of winos harrasing people for money, lager in one hand, Smartphone in the other. Why anyone would want to go on holiday there is a mystery to me.

Does anyone know the street where the Jaggy Thistle was?? Me and my sister used to frequent there back in the day when Blackpool was a fantastic place to go to. We always went round Central Pier, the Stanley, Lifeboat, Foxhalls and Jaggy Thistle xx

Not the Blackpool I knew when I stayed with Auntie in South Shore for school holidays She loved taking me to the theatre and shopping ect it all seemed so posh to me after coming from smoky Stoke

Interesting video Stephen, thank you. Do you know what happened to Uncle Toms Cabin? My Dad used to take me there as a child. I can still hear that loud whooshing of the milk frother!

What a very sad place 😢

Hi Interesting look at the back street's

With the proposed plans parts of Central Drive will be knocked down and the area rejuvenated. There’s going to be a multi storey car park, shops, restaurants and an area for large events to take place outside.

You walked past John Bishop 11.49.....if it isn't him it's his doppelganger haha

Thanks

I work in blackpool quite a lot and i do feel the place has become q dumping ground for all the wasters. Seems your either on drugs , alcoholic or severe mental health to live in blackpool, mainly central drive area and lytham road is dog rough. Alot of the customers i visit who live in these bedsits aren't winning at life ( lets just say )

Hi Stephen , We just returned from Blackpool and visited Lytham my God Lytham is like another planet compared to Blackpool, it's so much nicer , like a rich part of London , it's amazing how you can jump the bus and in just over 30 minutes your in a completely different environment, when we were in Lytham all I could see was luxury cars, fancy shops and restaurants, such a shame Blackpool has become almost apocalyptic 😩 Stephen do you think the redevelopment will go ahead in Central drive with the 300 million pound attraction? I really can't see it happening, I hope it does or Blackpool will be finished.

Agree a lot of these houses are probably structurally sound but just need some TLC (and money!) Yankees cap is cool, Stephen 🧢

I live n cambridge proud be I was born in cambridge still do a great city with lots of people and history

Another interesting video

It's such a shame the way Blackpool is looking now. But there are many towns in the same state. All are very sad.

still a dump not going anytime soon oh dear

One of the reasons we go abroad is to get away from the slum that is the United Kingdom. The authorities could have turned this nation into something very, very special, presented a place of scenic pleasure, instead of dereliction. Owners of boarded up hotels, and other buildings should be ordered to sort things out.