But these Sheffield city pubs have either been demolished or changed beyond recognition since those days. While some of them still continue to trade successfully in the city as pubs or as other types of business, they either now look very different, carry different names, or have totally changed inside.
We have put together the gallery below, showing how these venues looked back in the 80s and 90s – and contrast that to how they look now, using pictures taken more recently.
1. Then: The Golden Ball
The Golden Ball, on the corner of Campo Lane, as it appeared in the summer of 1986. Picture: Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
2. Now: Couch
The former Golden Ball now has many more windows and has lost the 'smoked glass and chrome' interior, now it is the modern Couch, on Campo Lane. PIcture: Google street view Photo: Google
3. Now: El Paso
The former Moorfoot Tavern is now El Paso restaurant on Cumberland Street. PIcture: Google Street View Photo: Google
4. Then: Moorfoot Tavern
The Moorfoot Tavern, back in the days it was still a pub. PIcture: PIcture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield