The gallery starts with a plan for an underground system for Leeds which was never built owing to the cost. Imagine if the project had gone ahead? It would have transformed travel around the city. These photo memories focus on the landmarks – from retail to leisure – which generations of city folk will remember with fond memories from back in the day. Which do you remember the most? READ MORE: 12 hidden historical gems you never knew were in Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds landmarks
Enjoy these memories of landmarks we have loved, lost and left dreaming about. Photo: YPN
2. Leeds landmarks
Did you know Briggate boasted a subway back in the day? This photo was taken between 1970 and 1973. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds landmarks
Remember this escalator, nicknamed the Smartie Tube, at Leeds Shopping Plaza on Albion Street in the city centre? Pictured in September 2002. Photo: Tony Johnson
4. Leeds landmarks
Located at the lower end of Westgate Leeds International Pool was notable for its brutalist architecture. Demolished in 2009. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
5. Leeds landmarks
Headingley said goodbye to a landmark which had stood proud in the heart of the community before mother nature had her say. The Shire Oak had stood tall and proud for 1,000 years before eventually succumb to its age, finally collapsing in 1941. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Leeds landmarks
Have you ever wondered about the strange, castle-like structure that sits on Headingley's Cardigan Road? It was a bear pit that formed part of Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, or the Headingley Zoo as it was also known. Photo: YPN