They showcase the best of what the St Johns Shopping Centre had to offer during the 1990s, a decade when shoppers spent hours looking around the shops for bargains. The photos take you up and down the escalator to put the shops you (prpbably) visited back in the day into focus. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which...
It showcases Leeds city centre from above in 1947 as well as on the ground with well-known landmarks and streets sharply in focus. This was a 12 months from which Leeds was recovering from ravages of war and features how entertainment – from cinemas to shops – provided welcome distraction for residents. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a...
They showcase the best of what the heart of your city had to offer in the middle of the first decade of the new millennium from 2004 and 2007. The gallery is jam packed with photos from the YEP archive highlighting stories which were making the news headlines as well as bars, pubs and restaurants all aming to make their mark on the city’s vibrant nightscene back in the day. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on...
It brings together memories of shops and local landmarks as well as stories making the news headlines during the decade. Familiar faces and well known streets are also featured among the 14 images from back in the day. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and...
They turn the spotlight on 1959 and showcase memories from the city centre as well as the suburbs including Seacroft, Woodhouse and Temple Newsam. It was a year which featured a new look RAC sidecar on the streets of Leeds for the first time boasting a completely new design, with much more streamlining than the old-style box. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news...
The paper was given an exclusive look around the Majestyk nightclub on City Square at the back end of 1996. The nightclub would go on to welcome thousands of revellers before closing in 2006. The photo is one of 36 charting a year in the life of Leeds in 1996, a 12 months which featured its fair share of changes and challenges for a city and its residents. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library &...
1977 was the year the Bond Street Shopping Centre opened to the public. Sir Harold Wilson visited the Yorkshire Post, Sherpa Tenzing signs copies of his book and there were celebrations after England regained the Ashes in the fourth Test Match at Headlingley. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, celebrating 12 months in the life of your city. READ MORE: 26 photos take you back to Leeds in 1976 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our...
Cross Gates, Garforth, Kippax, Whitkirk, Seacroft, Colton, Temple Newsam, Methley and Allerton Bywater are all featured in this rewind to 1997, a year in community-spirit burned bright. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature shops, pubs, restaurants, sports teams as well as a raft of familiar faces and stories making the news during the 12 months. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 36 photos to take you back to east Leeds in 1996 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on...
They chart a year in the life of your city in 1995, a 12 months which featured its fair share of change and challenges. as the mobile phone revolution really took off to become something that everyone could afford to have. The gallery focuses life around the city centre with shopping and travel providing a focus before heading out to the suburbs with Armley and Morley among those to be featured. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of the David Atkinson...
Music fans flocked to Vallances on New Market Street to meet pop group The Bachelors. They had flown into Leeds Bradford Airport from Blackpool where they had been performing for the summer season on the Central Pier. A crowd of several hundred fans came to see them on their visit to the city centre and there were four police constables on duty. This was 1964, a year which also saw department store Schofields staged a zoo exhibition to attract families. Elsewhere demolition work of the Royal...
The gallery transports you back to 1899, a year which saw a city building for the future. It was a 12 months which featured the relaying of tram lines in the city centre as well as an extension to Kirkgate Market and the opening of the headquarters of the Yorkshire Banking Company. Construction work was also been carried out in the suburbs including Hunslet and Woodhouse. The images are are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service....
They predominantly focus on the city centre during the decade but can you add a specific date to any of the wonderful photos? The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 21 rarely-seen photos take you...