Life on well-travelled streets – from Roundhay Road to Harehills Lane - in the heart of the community are brought into focus thanks to this mini-gallery of memories. Shops, cinemas and pubs are featured during a decade of social and economic change. The images are a mix from the Tramway Museum Society and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: The story of the Leeds city centre character known as 'Woodbine Lizzie' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Harehills in the 1950s
A bus on Roundhay Road near the Karnac Road junction in August 1959. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Harehills in the 1950s
This view from November 1952 looks south west down Compton Place to the junction with Stanley Road, close to where it joins Stoney Rock Lane. The wall and trees in the distance on the right are part of the cemetery. The road between the terrace of houses and factory on the left is the north-east end of Stoney Rock Lane. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Harehills in the 1950s
Easterly Road from the junction with Roundhay Road in July 1950. Tram tracks run in the central reservation; this is the Harehills terminus. Two trams can be seen, in the front ex-Hull no.455 on route 4 to Kirkstall Abbey, and at the back Horsfield tram no.232. | Tramway Museum Society Photo: Tramway Museum Society
4. Harehills in the 1950s
The east side of Harehills Road in September 1950. Number 133 labelled between Ashton Grove and Ashton Place. Stephenson's butchers and Craven's tobacconists. Advertisements for Lyon's ice-cream and Players Please tobacco visible. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Harehills in the 1950s
The waste ground on the corner of Compton Road and Florence Street in May 1953. There are several sheds and what looks to be a custom made van in the centre. To the right are two brick buildings, one with an advertising hoarding. The other building has a pile of timber leaning against it. In the distance are three rows of terraced brick houses and to the right of these is the Western cinema. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Harehills in the 1950s
A view from Compton Road looking towards Compton Place on the right. A large billboard for Mackeson's stout is in the centre. The tram tracks on Compton Road can be seen in the foreground. The road leads to Stanley Road on the left. Pictured in November 1952. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net