Some people argue that Sheffield city centre has never been the same since Meadowhall opened in 1990, while others like the recent developments and the new shops and food halls which have opened.
For many Sheffielders, however, the 1960s and 1970s were the heyday of shopping in Sheffield, when you had department stores like Cole Brothers, Cockaynes, Walsh’s, Roberts Brothers and Pauldens (later Debenhams).
These photos take you back to 60s and 70s Sheffield, showing some of the city’s most popular stores back then and streets bustling with shoppers.
The Moor, Haymarket, Dixon Street, Haymarket and The Wicker are just some of the thriving shopping streets pictured in this retro photo gallery.
Street scenes in the suburbs, including Crookes, Firth Park and Hillsborough, also feature in this trip down memory lane.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you? What was your favourite place to shop in Sheffield during the 60s and 70s?
17. Roberts Brothers
Roberts Brothers department store, on The Moor, Sheffield city centre, in May 1976 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
18. The Moor
Shops on The Moor, Sheffield city centre, looking towards Lansdowne Flats, in May 1976 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
19. Chapel Walk
Chapel Walk, Sheffield, in March 1977, showing H. R. Whitehead, handicraft supplies; George France, hairstylist (originally the Howard Gallery); Finlay and Co, tobacconists; and Lewis's, jewellers | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd.
20. Firth Park
Shops on Bellhouse Road, Firth Park, Sheffield, in May 1972 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield