The Dominion boasted '1,600 easy chairs’ assuring ‘absolute comfort for everybody’ when it first opened during a decade which also featured carnival fun on the streets of LS7. Other local landmarks featured in this gallery include Chapel Allerton recreation ground and The Mexborough Arms as well as shops at the heart of the community. They are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Chapel Allerton in the 1960s – Pubs and shops in focus LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
A parade of shops on the corner of Potternewton Road and Scott Hall Road in February 1931. In view is a grocers shop owned by Fred Dawson who also owns a fish and chip shop to the left. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
The entrance to Chapel Allerton Hospital pictured in May 1938. It became a centre for war pensioners and a specialist hospital for the fitting of artificial limbs. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
Trapps Garage on Harrogate Road at the junction with Stainbeck Lane pictured in April 1936. It was the garage and motor repair shop business of John William Trapps also Perry Trapps. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
The junction of Gledhow Lane (right), Woodland Lane (left) and Church Lane (behind the camera) pictured in April 1933. The stone building on the right is the lodge to a large house named Allerton Park, which in the mid 19th century had been known as Blue Villa. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
A parade of shops - Pyrah's, Fred Smith, and Miss Kimber - at junction of Harrogate Road and Stainbeck Lane in February 1936. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Chapel Allerton in the 1930s
'Miss Swallow' ladies hairdressers on Town Street pictured in May 1935. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net