The Thornton’s Arcade clock, which featuring characters from Ivanhoe, has provided to be a fascination to generations of residents and visitors to the city centre. It is pictured here in 1997, a year which Leeds had plenty to shout and moan about. The White Rose Shopping Centre opened in the spring while protestors made their voice heard over plans to site a new Morrisons supermarket in Kirkstall. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
31. Leeds in 1997
Ulrika Jonsson opened the PocketPhone Shop at the White Rose Centre in October 1997. Photo: James Hardisty
32. Leeds in 1997
Women who had all suffered from breast cancer were due to take to the catwalk at a fashion show held at The Royal Armouries in October 1997. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
33. Leeds in 1997
Do you remember the controlled explosion which demolished three ten-storey tower blocks at Rigton Drive in Leeds in December 1997? Photo: Graham Lindley
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