The world has changed so much in recent years – but how much has it changed closer to home?
Sign up for the Gazette’s free email newsletters now So, let's focus on King Street. We have taken a selection of photos from the Gazette archives and they stretch from the 1950s to a view of the street during the pandemic-hit 2020.
Take a look and then get in touch to tell us more.
1. On parade
The 1st Cadet Battalion DLI in King Street in 1958 followed by members of the Civil Defence and South Shields Police. Do you remember King Street in this era? Photo: Shields Gazette
2. The swinging sixties
It's October 1963 and Woolworths are doing a roaring trade. And did you love a trip to the Odeon? Photo: Shields Gazette
3. A busy Easter scene
The 120th annual Procession of Witness marches down King's Street into the Market Place for the Easter Service in 1971. Photo: Shields Gazette
4. Back to 1973
John Temples and Marks and Spencers in this 1973 view of the north west side of King Street. Photo: Shields Gazette