The history of the rapid development of the ‘homegrown’ Jukebox is relatively undiscovered yet in the 1950s a British jukebox industry, based in large part in Blackpool and Lytham, flourished by creating a distinctive, original and quirky machine that owed little in its design to its US equivalent.
Along with the growth of milk and coffee bars, the jukebox gave teenagers an ‘escape’ from the parental gaze and a freedom to explore their own tastes in music, fashion and styles.
This project will uncover and tell the stories of the British jukebox in the North-West of England. If you have a story to tell we want to hear from you!