To be given a glimpse of how your home city used to look almost 75 years ago is a pretty rare thing. So, with that in mind, take a look through some of our best archive retro pics of Preston all the way back in 1950 for a taste of what the place used to look like.
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1. Junction of North Road & Gardner Street, Preston c.1950 A poster advetising the upcoming production of 'Murder Mistaken' at The Royal Hippodrome theatre can be seen. This production by the Preston Rep commenced Monday Sep 7th. 1951
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2. The Mayor at the Ford Showroom c.1950 Courtesy of Preston City Council www.preston.gov.uk/
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4. Elevated view of Preston c. 1950 Taken from the roof of the Harris Museum looking west
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