Stockbrokers in the city were left counting the cost after the ‘Asian contagion’ a mini global stock market crash caused by an economic crisis in Asia, caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to suffer its 18th biggest percentage loss since the its creation in 1896. This was October 1997, a month which also saw a new way to pay for low value everyday items launched in Leeds. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing 31 days in the life of your city at the back end of the 1990s. READ MORE: 43 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1997 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in October 1997
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in October 1997. PIC: Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
2. Leeds in October 1997
Assistant picture specialist Andre Zlattinger displays Briggate, Leeds, by painter John Atkinson Grimshaw at Phillips auctioneers in Leeds. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
3. Leeds in October 1997
Leeds United legend Jack Charlton was on a visit to the city to promote his autobiography. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
4. Leeds in October 1997
Actress Denise Welch, who played Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street made a guest appearance at the opening of Leeds Open Market. Photo: Roy Fox
5. Leeds in October 1997
Dawn Ross of the Tesco supermarket on Roundhay Road tries some C.K. One perfume that was on sale in the store along with other designer names at reduced prices. Photo: Justin Lloyd
6. Leeds in October 1997
Scouts from 7th Spen Valley Gomersall group took to a charity climb at Leeds Wall. Pictured are Gary Beckett (left) and Oliver Batley. Photo: Dan Oxtoby