Thornton's Arcade which runs between Briggate and Lands Lane welcomed shoppers after undergoing a major refurbishment. This was 1997, a year which saw work nearing completion on work Leeds General Infirmary's new £90 million wing. It was also a 12 months which saw the world of football come together to mourn the passing of a Leeds United legend. READ MORE: Go down Leeds city centre's arcades of attraction LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Chapeltown
Some of the colourfully dressed participants at the West Indian carnival at Potternewton Park in August 1997, talking to the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Linda Middleton. | Linda Middleton Photo: Linda Middleton
8. Leeds city centre
The new Pret a Manger opened on Bond Street in November 1997. Pictured is Yorkshire cricketer Darren Gough trying out sandwiches. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Thorp Arch
An aerial view of the 450 acre Thorp Arch Trading estate off Walton Road in April 1997. In 1942 a Royal Ordinance Factory opened on it. It took 18 months to build and cost £5.9 million. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds city centre
Leeds City Libraries' children's event held in Victoria Gardens outside the Central Library in July 1997. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Beeston
Inside Beeston Branch Library which is situated in the grounds of Hugh Gaitskill School on St. Anthony's Drive. The library was built in the early 1970's and underwent a major refurbishment in 1997. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Farnley
Members of Farnley Hill Methodist Church are in costume as 18th century serving maids on the occasion of the bicentenary. The celebrations mark the date of June 5, 1797, when the original Farnley Hill Methodist Church first opened. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net