Where would you have gone for a pint in South Tyneside in the 1980s? Or how about a favourite shop to buy new clothes?
Was it one of these shops and pubs which we found in the Shields Gazette archives, all dating back to 1984?
We have a reminder of a newsagents on the corner of Russell Street and Smithy Street, a famous clothes shop in the King Street area and a hobby shop in Frederick Street..
You might recognise the fashions favourite in another photo or the pub on Whiteleas Way.
Join us on a trip back in time and once you have finished browsing these photos, get in touch and share your own memories.
![Whitfield's newsagents on the corner of Russell Street and Smithy Street in 1984.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/8/37/b25lY21zOjYzYjkxZTRlLWU1MDItNGNkNy04OGU5LTQzOGJiYjY5NDc1OTo3YmI5MWU1NS02N2QxLTRmYmMtOWM2OC0wNTVmYzk4YTBhMzg%3D.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Heading to the newsagents
Whitfield's newsagents on the corner of Russell Street and Smithy Street in 1984. | SGPhoto: Shields Gazette
![The hobby shop in Frederick Street. Was it a place you loved to visit?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/8/01/b25lY21zOmFhNTAxYTcyLTg2NjktNGI1OC05Y2JmLWQ3ZWM5ZjVmM2I0ZTo1NGM4NTk1NS02NjUzLTQxNzctYjdmOC00NzYzNjVkNmNlOTE%3D.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2. A spot of window shopping
The hobby shop in Frederick Street. Was it a place you loved to visit? | SGPhoto: Shields Gazette
![Rita Fashions but it was much more with watches and lighters for sale too.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/8/24/b25lY21zOjQyOTE1ZGNkLTAxNjYtNGY1Mi1iM2MxLWY3ZDRmZjE5N2YzMDpiMzhjNGEyNy1hNGU4LTQxMjUtYWMyMy1lOTk5MDM3NDEyZDU%3D.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Looking for a bargain
Rita Fashions but it was much more with watches and lighters for sale too. | SGPhoto: Shields Gazette
![Rogers Pawnbrokers shop in the spotlight.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/8/48/b25lY21zOjA2MjYwOWMxLTk4NGEtNDVlZC1iNzBiLWZjZjliMGY5Y2ZmOTozMTExMWY0NS03ZGJhLTRkYjktYjFiZS00NzcxZjI2MzRkMzY%3D.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Back to November 1984
Rogers Pawnbrokers shop in the spotlight. | SGPhoto: Shields Gazette