For a generation of children who grew up in Sheffield during the 1990s, it also meant pick and mix from Woolworth, choosing from the latest video releases at Blockbuster, and days out at Sheffield’s Ski Village and the American Adventure theme park in neighbouring Derbyshire.
This retro photo gallery should bring back plenty of memories for those children of the 90s for whom the decade feels like it was just yesterday. It features favourite toys from the time, much-missed shops, popular haunts which are no longer and lost landmarks including the fondly remembered Hole in the Road.
The photos are taken either from The Star’s archives or shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
17. Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores in Sheffield city centre, pictured here in February 1991, is one of many popular shops which have disappeared since the 1990s Photo: YPN
18. The Egg Box
Sheffield's Peace Gardens looked very different in the 90s, not least due to the Town Hall extension known as the Egg Box, which lasted for 25 years until being demolished in 2002. It's pictured here in September 1996. Photo: Mrs Hiron/Picture Sheffield