The gallery captures the hustle and bustle of shopping in Leeds city centre in 1989 before moving out to the suburbs to showcase the news stories making the news headlines during the year. Photos from Roundhay, Chapeltown, Harehills, Rawdon and Tingley are all featured in this fabulous round of up best of photos from a year to remember. The images are 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: 21 rarely-seen photos take you back to Leeds in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
13. Leeds city centre
The Headrow from the junction with Albion Street, out of which a car is emerging in the foreground, looking towards the construction of the new Schofields Shopping Centre. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Roundhay
A bright display of exotic flowering plants under glass at Tropical World in Roundhay Park in July 1989. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds city centre
A shop frontages on Queen Victoria Street. Number 10 is Boodle-am, a trendy shop selling unusual clothes, hats and accessories. At the time of the photograph plans for the new Victoria Quarter were underway. This included a £6 million roof over Queen Victoria Street designed by Brian Clarke in stained glass. It was completed in May 1990. The shop frontages were restored and refurbished as part of the scheme, which also encompassed King Edward Street and the Cross and County Arcades. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Leeds city centre
The east side of Lands Lane, showing shops, from left, no. 26 Peter Jones China, with Reed employment agency above, no. 24 In time jewellers, nos. 22-20 Dolcis footwear and nos. 14-18 Miss Selfridge ladieswear. Pictured in April 1989. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Potternewton
The Round House on Potternewton Mount pictured in August 1989. The former windmill dates from 1789 and is Grade II listed. It is thought to have been converted to a private dwelling in the 1880s. The Round House is built in coursed stone on a circular plan, four storeys high. There are ornate cast iron railings around the top. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Chapeltown
Students from CHALCS taking part in the annual Leeds West Indian Carnival in August 1989. CHALCS stands for the Chapeltown and Harehills Assisted Learning Computer School found by Mr. B.T. Braimah. Based at Technorth in Harrogate Road, it aimed to give children tuition in computing and new techology in school holidays and at weekends. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net