But we want to know what your memories are of these 11 retro scenes and whether you were pictured in them.
Were you a Hedworthfield Comprehensive School student off on your exchange trip to Wuppertal and Remscheid in Germany?
Were you one of the St Oswalds Allsorts dancers, or pictured on stage at the South Shields Amateur Operatic Society's production of The King and I?
We have got all this and more in a great line-up of nostalgic scenes to take a look and tell us more.
5. Feeding the birds
Linda Tuffield and Maria Harrison feed the birds on Marine Park lake. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
6. On parade at the Roman fort
The AD 500 Battle Re-Enactment Society members on parade at the Roman Fort. Were you in the picture? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
7. A classic scene
A classic car show in South Shields in 1987. Can you spot anyone you know? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
8. Champions!
The Coulson Cup final winners, Boldon Comprehensive beat Mortimer Comprehensive by four wickets in the final over in 1987 - but are you in the picture? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette