Blackpool Promenade

A {{convert|1.7|mi|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} stretch of the promenade, between North Pier and South Pier, is called the "[[Golden Mile (Blackpool)|Golden Mile]]". A "comedy carpet" was installed in the esplanade, opposite Blackpool Tower, in 2011. It was designed by [[Gordon Young (artist)|Gordon Young.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Margo |date=2011-10-06 |title=Blackpool's £100M seaside splash |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/blackpools-100m-seaside-splash-06-10-2011/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=New Civil Engineer |language=en}}</ref>

A {{convert|1.7|mi|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} stretch of the promenade, between North Pier and South Pier, is called the "[[Golden Mile (Blackpool)|Golden Mile]]". A "comedy carpet" was installed in the esplanade, opposite Blackpool Tower, in 2011. It was designed by [[Gordon Young (artist)|Gordon Young.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Margo |date=2011-10-06 |title=Blackpool's £100M seaside splash |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/blackpools-100m-seaside-splash-06-10-2011/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=New Civil Engineer |language=en}}</ref>

The town's annual [[Blackpool Illuminations|Illuminations]], established in 1879,<ref name="Parsons2015">{{cite book |last=Parsons |first=R. H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghREBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |title=The Early Days of the Power Station Industry |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781107475045 |page=7}}</ref> run the entire length of the esplanade and promenade, plus an additional {{Convert|2.2|mi}}.

The town's annual [[Blackpool Illuminations|Illuminations]], established in 1879,<ref name="Parsons2015">{{cite book |last=Parsons |first=R. H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghREBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |title=The Early Days of the Power Station Industry |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781107475045 |page=7}}</ref> run the entire length of the esplanade and promenade, plus an additional {{Convert|2.2|mi}} beyond Gynn Square into [[Bispham, Blackpool|Bispham]].

== History ==

== History ==