They highlight the sights and sounds of the heart of Leeds in 1999. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, provide a fascinating glimpse into a busy 12 months with landmarks, shops, pubs in focus as well as the news stories making the headlines. READ MORE: 18 photos raise a glass to Leeds pub culture in early 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Leeds city centre
Japanese businessmen are pictured snapping away in City Square during a visit to Leeds to find out the secret of its success. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
20. Leeds city centre
This is Amanda Keal, owner of city centre shop Western Bootleggers wearing a fashionable cowboy hat. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
21. Leeds city centre
Iain Scott at the new Metz Bar on New York Street pictured in May 1999. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
22. Leeds city centre
This is Suzanne Lear with her prize winning stained glass window in the Rat & Parrot, opposite the Merrion Centre. She had just completed a BA ( Hons) in Interior Design at Leeds Metropolitan University. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
23. Leeds city centre
The Odeon Cinema on corner of The Headrow and New Briggate. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 1999 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHuitchYPN | Claire Lim Photo: Claire Lim