Pictures show Darlington town center in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Some of our images are almost half a century old and it is fascinating to take a look at city center streets like West Row, High Row, Bondgate, Blackwellgate and various other streets in the city.

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Note the shops and cars and how the market has changed over this period (besides the way people dress, of course).

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In front of the Imperial Hotel in August 1976. We had forgotten that men used to transport ladders on stroller wheels. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

A stunning view of Darlington town center in early January 1971. At the very top, just under the plane’s wing, are the Feethams football and cricket pitches. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

The three cooling towers of Haughton Road power station steam as the new section of ring road, from Freeman’s Place to North Road, is completed in September 1972 (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

Priestgate in April 1987, before the Cornmill vacated the old co-op – remember shopping there? (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

Wheatley’s garage on the corner of Bondgate and Salt Yard in 1980. Image courtesy of Darlington Center for Local Studies (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

The Raby Hotel in the early 1980’s. It was sandwiched between the speaker-like architecture of the co-op (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

We all miss Woolworths. It was an important department store in the city and attracted hundreds of customers every day. Picture taken in December 1999. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

Pizza Hut, Boyes and Binns pictured in December 1999 (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)