Built on the site of the former Morley sewage works in March 1997, the shopping centre was the first of its kind in Leeds. Residents in the south of the city watched as the £64million pound development sprung to life, a 76-acre site equivalent to the size of 246 Olympic swimming pools. There have been a raft of changes over the last 25 years, but here is what the centre looked like in its opening week.
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Coronation Street Star John Savident visited in October 1997 to help officially launch the new 6pm to 9pm opening hours. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Gladiator Hunter was on hand to launch the switch to 10pm festive late opening in November 1997. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
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Brookside actor Steven Pinder, who played Max Farnham, joined Santa Claus in his grotto to switch on the Christmas lights in November 1997. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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The Christmas decorations pictured in November1997 ahead of the festive season. | Keith Allison Photo: Keith Allison
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink shoots numbered footballs at Ellie the Elephant in goal to choose the numbers for the Leeds United Double Strike Lottery in August 1997. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Danielle Pervin, left, meets Sheffield Sharks basketball player Richard North during Sainsbury's Classic Cola Basketball roadshow in August 1997. | Sam Atkins Photo: Sam Atkins