Enjoy a stroll down Boar Lane during the 1970s. These photos showcase the changing face of the well-known Leeds city centre street during a decade in which shopping habits started to change. It was home to carpet shops, restaurants, hotels and countless retailers including much loved fashion giant C&A. It also provided an access point via escalators to Bond Street Shopping Centre which opened in 1977. The centre was to be the final stage of the city’s redeveloped principal shopping area, known as the ‘Golden Square’. Enjoy these photos showcasing a snapshot in time of life on Boar Lane in the 1970s. READ MORE: 23 rare photos take you back to Leeds Kirkgate Market in the 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. Boar Lane in the 1970s
The corner of Albion Street and Boar Lane in April 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Boar Lane in the 1970s
Boar Lane looking west, from the junction with Briggate on the left. Alexandre Menswear on the corner is advertising a closing down sale. On the right are Holy Trinity Church and C & A, with Royal Exchange House seen behind. Taken in the mid-1970s. | Leeds Department of Planning Photo: Leeds Department of Planning
21. Boar Lane in the 1970s
A view looking towards Briggate in January 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Boar Lane in the 1970s
The snow lashes down on people queuing for a bus to transport them home as the city evening rush hour begins on Boar Lane in February 1979. | YPN Photo: YPN
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