These provide a wonderful snapshot of life on the spine of Leeds city centre dividing Westgate and Eastgate. It was a decade during which you could park on The Headrow providing that you kept an eye on the tram lines. It was an era when it cost 2p to post a letter, banks had branches everywhere and everyone paid by cheque or cash. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![The Headrow from Leeds Town Hall in July 1951.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM0.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![A view of The Headrow and beyond from a crane in July 1953.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM1.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![March 1959 and this property on The Headrow with the junction of Albion Street had been bought by the Co-op.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM2.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. The Headrow
March 1959 and this property on The Headrow with the junction of Albion Street had been bought by the Co-op.
![Traffic congestion on The Headrow in January 1952.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM3.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![The west end of The Headrow in July 1952.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM4.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Saturday afternoon shoppers on The Headrow in December 1951.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIyNDA1MzM5.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)