You cannot wonder which direction life has taken this toddler pictured with a cuddly toy and a toy bus on the doorstep of his home back in the late 1980s. Your Yorkshire Evening Post captured this wonderful photo of the little lad sat on the steps of his home on Lascelles Road in Harehills. The images is one of 17 capturing a slice of life around Harehills during the decade. Shops and local landmarks are featured as well as bird’s eye views and memories of news stories making the headlines. It was a decade which featured a visit by England football captain Bryan Robson who was at Harehills Middle School. The photos are a mix from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive and others 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Harehills, Gipton, Roundhay and Oakwood LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Harehills in the 1980s
A toddler sits on the steps of his home on Lascelles Road in January 1988. | YPN Photo: YPN
2. Harehills in the 1980s
February 1988. In the top left corner is Stanley Road at the junction with Beckett Street and Harehills Road. The corner of Beckett Street Cemetery can be seen. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Harehills in the 1980s
October 1983 and this view looks south-west along Cowper Road. Cowper Mount runs across in the foreground. Railings on the far right surround Harehills Conservative Club which faces onto Harehills Lane. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Harehills in the 1980s
Harehills Lane showing a row of shops in March 1982. These include Tyme Style Jewellers, Anglia Building Society and Paul, hair stylist. The junction with Nowell View is on the right. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Harehills in the 1980s
May 1984. The former Ashley Road Methodist Church which had been recently used as a furniture warehouse. The damage is thought to have been caused by a fire and the building had to be demolished. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Harehills in the 1980s
April 1980. A wholesale clothing warehouse on Roundhay Road. The front is boarded up and there are advertising hoardings on the upper floor. St. Aidan's Church is on the left with Elford Place leading off. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net