New developments sprang up as post-war housing was torn down, the disco and punk era was replaced by a fresh wave of post-punk and alternative bands, and people ditched their flares for power suits and statement shoulder pads.
These photos capture a Leeds in flux during the early 80s, when the Sony Walkman became the latest must-have gadget, and E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark delivered the biggest box office thrills.
They show sights around the city between 1980 and 1983, including some of the most popular shops, pubs and restaurants of the time.
This trip down memory lane takes you through an eerily quiet Leeds City Station, inside Leeds Market while it was recovering from a brutal battering, along school corridors and into the heart of a captivated crowd at Roundhay Park enjoying a seminal performance by the Rolling Stones.
These nostalgic images capture shops ranging from the much-missed Woolworths, famed for its pick ‘n’ mix, to independent stores around Leeds, at a time when Sunday trading was still banned.
They offer a glimpse inside Leeds General Infirmary as it looked then, they show dancers gracefully cavorting across the floor of a legendary ballroom, they capture the thrill of the carnival, and they feature a TV crew in town to shoot a children’s show.
Do these photos bring back any happy 80s memories for you, and what do you miss most about Leeds as it was back then?
20. White Cloth Hall
Renovation of the historic White Cloth Hall, on Kirkgate, Leeds, in January 1983 | YPN
21. Carnival
The West Indian Carnival in full flow on Chapletown Road, Leeds, in August 1981 | YPN
22. Flying high
Competitors in a kite design competition in Kirkstall, Leeds, in June 1982. Lee Doyle, 10, of Kirkstall Mount, won first prize in the under-11 section, and his brother, David, 13, took second prize in the over-11 section, was won by Robert Kelso, 11, of Kirstall. | YPN
23. Sparkling
Dawn Wheatley, aged 12, of Garforth, puts a bit of sparkle into the wet bonfire night at Roundhay Park, Leeds, in November 1982 | YPN
24. VIP arrival
The actor Anthony Perkins, who played Norman Bates in Psycho, arrives at Leeds City Station in November 1983 | YPN