THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARD
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The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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What sort of image should Rhyl have? Above are two random examples of promotional postcards. The one at the top was in circulation around 1920; it puts the accent on family fun and the town’s healthy climate.
The other card dates probably from the late 1960s/early 1970s when sex appeal was used to sell everything from cigarettes to motor cars; it’s a kind of card that would appear everywhere with the name of the resort changed to suit – like the all-black card that could be captioned ‘Rhyl after dark’ or ‘Swansea after dark’ and still be a good joke.
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The following multiview card has a 'cheesecake' centrepiece. It is postmarked 1964:
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6720. Three additional glamour images added in June 2020:
This last one would raise a few eyebrows - Rhyl never allowed nude or topless bathing!
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