1959 proved to be very much a year of change for Leeds. It was very much the end of an era as the last tram to run in Leeds signalled the end of 88 years of transport history. The city was also building for the future with high rise flats and new estates under construction. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, of a city on the up. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
2. Leeds city centre
The new look in sidecars for RAC patrolmen - seen in Leeds today for the first-time in October 1959. It was a completely new design, with much more streamlining than the old-style 'box'. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Hunslet
Men at work at Hunslet RL's Parkside ground. They were clearing the terraces at the Mother Benson's end to make the playing area bigger. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. Leeds city centre
The impressive looking new building of the Leeds College of Technology in April 1959. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Leeds Bradford Airport
This is French test pilot and aerobatic champion Leon Biancotto at Leeds Bradford Airport in May 1959. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. Leeds in 1959
Harold Macmillan raises his hand to emphasise a point in his speech to a large crowd outside Leeds Town Hall in September 1959.