'Time and tide wait for no man' takes centre stage in this photo looking out from the Grand Arcade at the Vicar Lane entrance. It turns back the clock to 1990, a year which welcomed the dawn of a new decade. It was a 12 months your city centre proved a magnet for bargain-hunters while out in the suburbs change was on the horizon with the past sitting side-by-side with the future. These images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 19 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1989 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in 1990
The statues of Joseph Priestley and the Black Prince can be seen in this photo from April 1990. The tall building on the left is Royal Exchange House; in the centre with the domed roof is the Observatory wine bar, formerly the Midland Bank. On the right is the Queen's Hotel. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds in 1990
New Briggate in November 1990. On the right is Buffalo Menswear, then Star of Bengal, tandoori restaurant, and McGranes musical instruments. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds in 1990
The interior of the Grand Arcade, showing bed specialists Waldens who were holding a sale in October 1990. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds in 1990
John O'Gaunts Service Station on Leeds Road in Rothwell in June 1990. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Leeds in 1990
Did you enjoy a drink here back in the day? The Shoulder of Mutton Inn on Howden Clough Road in Morley. Pictured in June 1990. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Leeds in 1990
Bradford Road in Drighlington in December 1990. A fish and chip shop in the centre, with a large advertisement for Tetley's Bitter on the side. Further along the road is the Tempest Constitutional Club, and on the left hand side, the white building is the Painter's Arms public house. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net