It’s incredible to think that these were common scenes on Wearside just 70 years ago.
Steam trains, collieries and their winding towers, buzzers signifying the end of the day’s shift at the shipyards.
It’s all here in a look back at Wearside life in the 1950s.
Whether you lived through the era or you are just curious to find out more about Sunderland’s past, here’s an Echo archive insight.
It’s all here in a look back at Wearside life in the 1950s.