Whatever your view of the city's high rise tower blocks they 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. READ MORE: The rise and fall of Hunslet's Leek Street flats | Changing Leeds - Life in the city's high rise flats down the decades LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds retro on facebook
1. March 1959
Recognise here? This is Carlton Towers when they first opened at the end of the 1950s. | jpimedia
2. July 1968
The newly built Lovell Park blocks of flats overlook older parts of Leeds in this picture showing the progress being made on the second stage of the Leeds Inner Ring Road. | jpimedia
3. October 1976
Recognise here? This is Lincoln Towers at Burmantofts in the mid-1970s. | jpimedia
4. April 1968
Not a block of flats on stilts but a view of a new bridge with Lovell Park Towers in the background. The bridge was being built to carry Lovell Park Road - formerly Camp Road - over Sheepscar link road. | jpimedia
5. July 1991
These tower blocks in Bramley began to tumble as explosives were detonated. | jpimedia
