Construction was taking place on what would become at one stage the city’s tallest building, Bridgewater Place, as well as The Gateway, a major mixed-use development set in a four-acre site between Crown Point Road, Mill Street, Marsh Lane and East Street. This was Leeds in 2006, a year which also saw work well underway on the Bexley Wing, which when opened the following year would house one of the country's largest cancer centres, the St. James's Institute of Oncology. Enjoy these memories, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 15 photos take you back to Leeds in 2005 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in 2006
Monet Garden in Roundhay Park, one of the specialist gardens, pictured in April 2006. It was first laid out in 1999 and the design is taken from the gardens of French Impressionist Claude Monet at his home in Giverny, north-west of Paris. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Leeds in 2006
Demonstrators gather outside Leeds Art Gallery to protest about their pension rights in May 2006. Photo: James Hardisty
15. Leeds in 2006
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2006. PIC: Leslie Cole Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Leeds in 2006
April 2006 and Leeds United chairman, Ken Bates launched the new Yorkshire Radio which was to be run from Elland Road. Photo: James Hardisty
17. Leeds in 2006
A view from the stage of the Leeds Grand Theatre into the auditorium as workmen continue the refurbishment in January 2006. Photo: Gary Longbottom
18. Leeds in 2006
Boxing legend Jake La Motta visited the White Rose Centre in February 2006. The film Raging Bull, released in 1980 and starring Robert De Niro, is based on his life. Photo: Steve Riding