Showbiz pizzazz brightens the sky with electronic pinups of the stars of Coronation Street, a venerable British-television prime-time soap opera set in nearby Manchester. Different themes highlight each year’s Illuminations, begun in 1912 as a savvy ploy to extend the tourist season well into autumn.
—From "A Jolly Good Time in Blackpool, England," January 1998, National Geographic magazine
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Take a trip to the lively west coast of England with this photo gallery from the National Geographic magazine article "A Jolly Good Time in Blackpool, England."
