The Merrion Centre opened in the city centre at a cost of £6 million and was described by your Yorkshire Evening Post at the time as the shape of things to come in every big town or city. And work was nearing completion on the Seacroft Civic Centre, the first large scale shopping and civic centre development serving a large area to the outskirts of the city centre. This 10 acre development included shops, offices, restaurants, pubs, banks and car parks, as well as a library, bowling alley and clinic. The year also featured a dramatic rescue, a visit by the Fab Four, and Leeds United in the recording studio. Enjoy these rarely-seen photos, published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, run by Leeds Library & Information Service, and West Yorkshire Archive Service, showcasing 12 months of change. READ MORE: 16 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1959
25. Hunslet
Hunslet in June 1964. Pictured is houses on Anchor Street. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
26. Leeds in 1964
July 1964 and pictured is the premises of Hilti (Great Britain) Ltd. Direct Fixing System on Brookdale View at the junction with Malvern Road, Beeston. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
27. Beeston
July 1964. This house, number 88a is at the rear of numbers 88 and 90 which front on to Beeston Road. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
28. Beeston
July 1964. The premises of James Phillips (Plasterers) Ltd located at 123 Cemetery Road, Beeston Hill, taken from across Cemetery Road. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
29. Hunslet
Do you remember the New Harrogate public house on Anchor Street? Pictured in June 1964. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
30. York Road
February 1964 and a man drives a bulldozer taking part in construction work during the 1964 York Road Improvement period. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service