The photos showcase beating heart of community which boasted a sense of belonging and spirit during a decade of change and challenges. The landscape of LS12 was set to change forever with slum clearance plans set to demolish a number of streets and with them generations of memories. The images are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, photographic archive Leodis as well as Eric Jaquier and your YEP. READ MORE: Memories of west Leeds during the 1960s and 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Armley in the 1960s
A large advertisement for Players cigarettes at the side of Canal Road in February 1961. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
20. Armley in the 1960s
Cockshott Lane covered in snow in February 1969. The Wyther Hotel can be seen to the left then to the right a parade of shops with Verity's newsagents in the centre and a fish and chip shop on the left of Verity's. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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