It was a momentous year for Sheffield, with work beginning on Meadowhall as another shopping centre, Crystal Peaks, opened to the public.
1988 was also the year construction of Ponds Forge leisure complex got underway, leading to an unexpected discovery, and Steve Davis clinched his fifth World Snooker Championship title at the Crucible.
We've delved into the archives to bring you the nostalgic images in this retro photo gallery, which also include a much-missed Sheffield nightclub, a meeting of two Sheffield legends at Bramall Lane, and the creation of a world record-breaking Yorkshire pudding.
Thirty-five years later, Meadowhall, which cost £250 million to build and became the UK's second largest shopping centre in the UK when it opened in September 1990, is still going strong. But across Sheffield much has changed, as these nostalgic pictures show.
We've delved into the archives to bring you the nostalgic images in this retro photo gallery, which also include a much-missed Sheffield nightclub, a meeting of two Sheffield legends at Bramall Lane, and the creation of a world record-breaking Yorkshire pudding.
5. Popular
Sheffield bus driver Anne Cardwell pictured with all her Christmas gifts in December 1988 | Sheffield Newspapers
7. King of the Crucible
World Snooker Champion Steve Davis celebrates after beating Terry Griffiths in the final on May 2, 1988 at Sheffield's Crucible theatre | Sheffield Newspapers
8. 'Funky Worm'
Producer Mark Brydon, manager Dave Taylor, and singer Julie Stewart, the trio behind 'Funky Worm', pictured at Fon Studios, Sheffield, on December 22, 1988 | Sheffield Newspapers