13 amusements where you might well have spent your pennies

Let’s head back to the days of fruit machines, video games and spending a penny or two at the amusements.

We have arcade scenes galore from Sunderland and South Shields in this gallery of photos including Johnny’s Arcade, Luxury, Masons, Dunes and Wonderland.

They come from the archives of the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette and we want to know which ones you loved.

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