These photos are sure to being back memories for a generation of shoppers in Crossgates. The images, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the shops and retailers all competing for the hard earned cash of residents during the 1960s and 1970s. The demolition of Gas holder Number Two at the Cross Gates Gasworks made way for a shopping centre in LS15 as some felt that the town was badly lacking in amenities.The Arndale Centre opened in September 1967 and was the first indoor "American-style" shopping mall in England. READ MORE: Walk around Seacroft Shopping Centre during the 1960s and 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Cross Gates in the 1970s
Do these photos of Cross Gates in the 1970s bring back memories? PICS: YPN
6. Crossgates in the 1970s
Do you remember these shops on Austhorpe Road pictured in July 1973?