The city's high rise tower blocks are very much part of the fabric and heritage of Leeds and have been home to generations of dwellers. These rarely-seen photos taken from the YEP archive provide a snapshot of life and aim to spark memories for former residents. Is your tower block featured? READ MORE: The rise and fall of Hunslet's Leek Street flats | The rocky road that took Leeds more than 40 years to finish LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![A contrast in styles - a view of the modern 15-storey block of Potternewton Heights overlooking the old stone-built Potternewton House on Potternewton Lane.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzMzg1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. November 1968
A contrast in styles - a view of the modern 15-storey block of Potternewton Heights overlooking the old stone-built Potternewton House on Potternewton Lane.
![Delighted officials the Parkway Towers Tenants' Association at Seacroft got what they wanted - somewhere for the tenants to meet. They were allocated a first floor flat for an association centre.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzMzg2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. June 1983
Delighted officials the Parkway Towers Tenants' Association at Seacroft got what they wanted - somewhere for the tenants to meet. They were allocated a first floor flat for an association centre.
![Do you recognise these vandal hit tower blocks in west Leeds? They are Wyther Park Grange and Wyther Park Heights and had been empty for some time.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzMzg3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. May 1991
Do you recognise these vandal hit tower blocks in west Leeds? They are Wyther Park Grange and Wyther Park Heights and had been empty for some time.
![And two months later their 30 year life span was over when they were demolished. Each block was spiked with 1,250 pieces of explosives.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzNDk2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. July 1991
And two months later their 30 year life span was over when they were demolished. Each block was spiked with 1,250 pieces of explosives.
![This is Michael Briggs a resident of Gaitskell Grange in Holbeck. Chunks of masonry had been falling off the tower block and he was calling for council chiefs to take action before "someone gets hurt."](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzNDk3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. June 1985
This is Michael Briggs a resident of Gaitskell Grange in Holbeck. Chunks of masonry had been falling off the tower block and he was calling for council chiefs to take action before "someone gets hurt."
![One of the blocks of skyscraper flats in Leeds. The sound-proofing of these flats was the subject of a question by a YEP reader back in the day. Do you know where this photo was taken?](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0NDQzNDk5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. November 1968
One of the blocks of skyscraper flats in Leeds. The sound-proofing of these flats was the subject of a question by a YEP reader back in the day. Do you know where this photo was taken?