A road that was dubbed 'the street of shame' was given the Brookside treatment. Amberton Garth was said in 1992 to be the street that no-one - not even the homeless - wanted to live in.A road that was dubbed 'the street of shame' was given the Brookside treatment. Amberton Garth was said in 1992 to be the street that no-one - not even the homeless - wanted to live in.
A road that was dubbed 'the street of shame' was given the Brookside treatment. Amberton Garth was said in 1992 to be the street that no-one - not even the homeless - wanted to live in.

Leeds nostalgia: 21 photos take you back to Gipton in the 1990s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 28th Sep 2023, 04:45 BST

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It was the city suburb which in the 1990s boasted a road dubbed 'the street of shame'.

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

This is Spencer Loney who played the title role in the production of the pantomime Aladdin at the Epiphany Church Hall in February 1997.

19. Gipton in the 1990s

This is Spencer Loney who played the title role in the production of the pantomime Aladdin at the Epiphany Church Hall in February 1997. Photo: Mark Bickerdike

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Gipton Tigers FC winners of the West Riding FA "Fair Play Award pictured in September 1998.

20. Gipton in the 1990s

Gipton Tigers FC winners of the West Riding FA "Fair Play Award pictured in September 1998. Photo: Bruce Rollinson

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Ian Simpson, top, and Nigel Binks at work stripping paint off the walls at South Gipton Community Centre in February 1998.

21. Gipton in the 1990s

Ian Simpson, top, and Nigel Binks at work stripping paint off the walls at South Gipton Community Centre in February 1998. Photo: Mark Bickerdike

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Share your memories of Gipton in the 1990s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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