Plans were revealed to restore the former Majestic Cinema and Ballroom on City Square and transform it into a nightclub. This was July 1996 and the photo is one of 17 plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive charting 31 days in the life of your city centre. It was a month which featured people enjoying the sights and sounds of theRhythms of the City festival, a much loved entertainer promoting a pub piano competition and thousands of Leeds Marathon pounds the streets. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Barry Brayshaw, picture operations manager at the YEP, explains to winners of the newspaper's video competition how it receives pictures worldwide. | Bruce Greer Photo: Bruce Greer
8. Leeds city centre
The Royal Armouries held a 15th century pageant. Pictured is a horse parade by staff in full traditional costume in the Tiltyard. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
9. Leeds city centre
Did you learn to swim here? The Leeds International Pool. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Leeds art student Nadia Al-Atrakchi with part of her exhibition at the Dixon Bate gallery in the Victoria Quarter. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
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Some 2,500 runners set off down Wellington Street at the start of the Leeds Marathon. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd