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 a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds City Council photographic archive Leodis and Eric Jaquier. READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley 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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