Gipton’s Amberton Garth was the road were no-one wanted to live in. Boarded-up houses and dumped rubbish brought into stark focus issues of poverty and a two speed city economy where the have nots where left behind. This photo is one of 21 charting a decade in the life of the community and its residents. Shops, landmarks and stories making the news headlines during the 1990s are all featured in the gallery using photos from the YEP archive. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Gipton in the 1990s
These eyesore flats on Wykebeck Valley Road were dubbed a 'death trap' by neighbours who feared someone could be killed if immediate action was taken to board them up. Pictured in June 1990. Photo: YPN
8. Gipton in the 1930s
Brander Street - the home of Gipton Neighbourhood Centre - pictured in February 1991. Photo: YPN
9. Gipton in the 1990s
Does this street scene look familiar? South Farm Road pictured in July 1992. Photo: YPN
10. Gipton in the 1990s
A mum and her two young children make their way down Coldcotes Crescent in July 1992. Photo: YPN
11. Gipton in the 1990s
The Henry Barran Centre was undergoing a major revamp in October 1992. Photo: YPN
12. Gipton in the 1990s
New walls, fencing, windows, pavements and landscaping had transformed Coldcotes Walk in July 1992. Photo: YPN