Shops, pubs, restaurant and trams are all in this focus in this gallery from a decade on the Leeds city centre street familiar to generations of residents and visitors. They are published courtesy of the Tramway Museum Society and others 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: Nostalgic photos capture life around Leeds in 1955 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![The south side of Boar Lane looking down White Horse Street in July 1955. Many shops can be seen including Trinity Press Printers, The Direct Raincoat Co., Finleys tobacconists, Singers Sewing Machine shop, Tobacco Services and an Auction room.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVjYzk3N2E3LTkxYmQtNDA4NS1hZWU3LTZiMTg2MWQxNTg2NTpjYThkYmQwNS1lYWRiLTRjZDEtODc3Ni0wMzg2ZTY3ZmIyMDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Boar Lane in the 1950s
The south side of Boar Lane looking down White Horse Street in July 1955. Many shops can be seen including Trinity Press Printers, The Direct Raincoat Co., Finleys tobacconists, Singers Sewing Machine shop, Tobacco Services and an Auction room. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net