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The only colour on Margate seafront in February comes from the hoardings marking off the Dreamland site. The text and images tell of past glories and high hopes, and of  how popular entertainment in the resort (starting in the 1860s and  grinding to a halt some ten years ago) could yet come back to life. This  was once the amusement park that beat all competition. For now, the  hoardings mask an immense backland site stretching virtually from the  railway station to the edge of the Old Town.

“O Dreamland”, Gillian Darley, LRB blog

The only colour on Margate seafront in February comes from the hoardings marking off the Dreamland site. The text and images tell of past glories and high hopes, and of how popular entertainment in the resort (starting in the 1860s and grinding to a halt some ten years ago) could yet come back to life. This was once the amusement park that beat all competition. For now, the hoardings mask an immense backland site stretching virtually from the railway station to the edge of the Old Town.

“O Dreamland”, Gillian Darley, LRB blog

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