The gallery focuses on the everyday during the decade with shops, landmarks and familiar streets all captured on camera. The 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: 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 1940s
Harehills Lane in September 1949. Number 360 is 'H. Ingle, Fruit and Flowers', 358 is 'P. Littlehales Grocers'. Further down the road are Sutherland Terrace and Mount, and Compton Row and Crescent. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Harehills in the 1940s
Shops at nos. 21-43 Compton Road. Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. dairy, Plummer's newsagent, M. Moss draper, Audrey Marshall ladies hairdresser, Sorkin Stores grocers, W. Holmes furniture dealer, Fitzpatrick's florist, Gill's butchers, Thomas Bird boot dealer, Pearlson chemist and Thomas Ramsden dentist shown. Pictured in December 1948. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Harehills in the 1940s
Harehills Road showing the junctions with Conway Street, right, and Back Conway Street, left, in December 1940. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Harehills in the 1940s
Looking north-east across Seaforth Road at a piece of waste ground between Trafford Grove on the left, and Harehills Garage on the right. Pictured in November 1948. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Harehills in the 1940s
Looking south at Seaforth Road from Trafford Grove in November 1948. On the right are the junctions with Strathmore Street (right), and Trafford Terrace (left). On the left of the photo is Harehills garage. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Harehills in the 1940s
Looking north-west down Seaforth Road in November 1948. On the left are the junctions with Trafford Terrace, Strathmore Street and Strathmore View. Behind some waste land, on the right, is Trafford Grove. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net