We love to have a browse through the Shields Gazette archives and that’s where we found all of these South Shields scenes.
They start with a serve-yourself store in 1969 and continue with a community allotments, a chip shop and a bridge development.
See if you can spot a familiar face. And why not tell us about the street you want to see in our nostalgia section next, by emailing [email protected]
5. Golden memories
An outside view of the Golden Lion in Green Lane as it looked in 2006. | sg
6. An Oasis in 2007
The Oasis community garden in Green Lane looked like a great place to be in 2007. Cara Hall, Britta Lipper and Rachel Goodsir certainly thought so. | sg
7. Flashback to 2007
Kanaan Al-Jibouri, the owner of the Golden Lion in 2007, was pictured inside the pub in this Shields Gazette photo. | sg
8. Cultured in 2009
A 'grow your own' workshop was held at Oasis and it got plenty of interest in 2009. | sg