We might have the answers in this look back at life on South Tyneside in 1955.
We gathered up a selection of Shields Gazette archive photos and they include darts at Frenchman’s Fort, new flats on Jarrow High Street and action from a South Shields match.
Enjoy the journey and then tell us which decade you want to see in our nostalgia section next.
5. Showing at the Savoy
The Dam Busters film was showing at The Savoy in 1955 when this photo was taken. Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Feeling peckish?
Carricks Snack Bar had plenty of goodies in the window in 1955. | sg Photo: Shields Gazette
7. A busy day at the beach
High tide at Marsden. Holidaymakers were crowded up to the cliffside. | sg
8. A 1955 view in Boldon Colliery
Boldon Colliery Social Club all the way back in October 1955. | sg Photo: Shields Gazette
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