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]

9. Chip in with this 2014 memory
The Mayor Coun Ernest Gibson tucks into a bag of chips at Green Lane Fish Shop, with staff, left to right, David and Brian Pascoe, Joanne Lally and Lynn Fenwick | sg
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