JOIN the Daily Echo on a trip back to 1975 with these pictures.
Although many things have changed in the 46 years since these pictures were taken, plenty hasn't.
Most of the shops have changed but the majority of the buildings have stayed the same.
Beales and St Peter’s Church.
The lost Beales department store can be seen on the right with the spire of St Peter's Church looming in the background.
Last year Chief Executive and owner of Beales, Tony Brown named high business rates and difficult trading as the reasons why the company went into administration.
Janis Pozzetti wrote on the Daily Echo's Facebook page: "Beales is the last of the original stores in Bournemouth. It is such a shame."
C&A store on Commercial Road. Picture from Kitchenham LTD.
The name C&A stands for Clemens and August, the two Brenninkmeyer brothers from the Netherlands who started the firm and brought it to Britain in 1922.
The Bournemouth branch of C&A closed its doors for the last time on January 27, 2001 – more than 25 years after originally opening on August 14, 1975.
Bournemouth Pier Approach with the Pier Approach Swimming Baths and the Aqua Show.
The small white building of the Rothesay Museum can be seen between the swimming baths and the Pavilion Theatre which housed a unique collection of typewriters.
This pictures was taken by Ronald Searle and ad sent in by his son Mike.
Continue the tour in the picture gallery above.
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