But despite that lack of mobile phones, there are good number of ways in which those children who grew up in Sheffield in the 1970s and the 1980s had it better than the children who are growing up in the city today.
And to prove it, we have put together a list of 13 ways in which those who were growing up all those years ago had things that today’s youngsters are missing out on.
Some are long gone – others have been lost in more recent years. Which ones do you miss most? And do you have things that you would add to this list?
13. Record shops
Sheffield used to be packed with record shops in the 70s and 80s. There was HMV, Our Price, Virgin, Roulette, Bradleys in the city centre, Record Collector in Broomhill. The list could go on and one. A few of them still remain, but a fraction of the number from those days. Picture Scott Merrylees Photo: Scott Merrylees
14. Longley Pool
Swimmers and sun bathers at Longley Swimming Pool, Sheffield, which was reopened to the public on June 12, 1975. The well known lido in Longley Park closed in the 80s, Photo: Sheffield Newspapers