The city's high rise tower blocks are very much part of the fabric and heritage of Leeds and have been home to generations of dwellers. These rarely-seen photos taken from the YEP archive provide a snapshot of life and aim to spark memories for former residents. Is your tower block featured? READ MORE: The rise and fall of Hunslet's Leek Street flats | The rocky road that took Leeds more than 40 years to finish LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. November 1968
A contrast in styles - a view of the modern 15-storey block of Potternewton Heights overlooking the old stone-built Potternewton House on Potternewton Lane.
2. June 1983
Delighted officials the Parkway Towers Tenants' Association at Seacroft got what they wanted - somewhere for the tenants to meet. They were allocated a first floor flat for an association centre.
3. May 1991
Do you recognise these vandal hit tower blocks in west Leeds? They are Wyther Park Grange and Wyther Park Heights and had been empty for some time.
4. July 1991
And two months later their 30 year life span was over when they were demolished. Each block was spiked with 1,250 pieces of explosives.
5. June 1985
This is Michael Briggs a resident of Gaitskell Grange in Holbeck. Chunks of masonry had been falling off the tower block and he was calling for council chiefs to take action before "someone gets hurt."
6. November 1968
One of the blocks of skyscraper flats in Leeds. The sound-proofing of these flats was the subject of a question by a YEP reader back in the day. Do you know where this photo was taken?