Blackpool illuminations have a history going back over a hundred years to 1879 when the resort was the first town to have electric street lighting.  They started to become an annual attraction in the 1920’s and since then the lights have been greatly improved.  The history of the lights has seen a consistent pattern of imaginative innovation, as the resort has kept pace with advances in technology.  The modern display is the most spectacular to be found anywhere in the world and is an important tradition