They turn on the spotlight on a decade which saw the city clear slums and build for the future. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and 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. CHANGING LEEDS: Corn Exchange | City Square | Vicar Lane | Dark Arches LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. August 1954
Recently built houses on Allerton Grange Rise in Moortown. The road is unmade. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. August 1954
Back Mount Pleasant in Middleton looking west onto Lingwell Crescent. Children are playing in the street, with a bicycle and tricycle in the background. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. January 1956
Old Run Road in Hunslet looking north towards Moor Road. Engine farm is to the left of the photograph. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. June 1951
The Black Bull Hotel on Hunslet Road. The hotel is a Magnet and John Smiths brewery and has it written on the front of the building. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. July 1951
Cross Green's Back Easy Road, seen in centre, taken from an area known locally as 'the quarry'. This locality housed an assortment of piggeries, henruns and stables. The white building is the rear of East Leeds Working Men's Club. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. May 1951
The L.N.E.R. Railway Bridge over the Horsforth Ring Road between Horsforth and West Park, looking north-east. A tree is to the right, an electricity pylon is in the centre and a signal box and commercial buildings are to the left. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net