Was it in Park Lane market or perhaps Joplings? Did you love to visit the town’s toy shops such as Josephs?
Let’s take a look at some of the places which made the news in Sunderland as the 1990s came to a close.
See if one of your favourites is among our selection.
![Josephs toy shop in Holmeside. What was your best buy there?](https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVhY2VhYjFmLTViY2ItNDk2Ni05MzY5LTczMWZiMzIzN2RkOTpjNGNhNWZjYy01OGM5LTRhM2ItOGRhYy1mYWE5ODVmNjJhMmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. A reminder of Josephs
Josephs toy shop in Holmeside. What was your best buy there? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo
![How about a bite to eat in Jonny Ringos Diner, in Park Lane. Here it is in February 1997.](https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI0MGY2NDhhLTI4ZDUtNDBmYi04MDQxLTkzZTE2MzkwOGI5ZTo5N2FiMDA3YS00YmY1LTQ5MjMtYTU0OC0zY2M3ZDMwYzI2MDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Jonny Ringos Diner
How about a bite to eat in Jonny Ringos Diner, in Park Lane. Here it is in February 1997. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo
![These Chipper Club members loved Joplings. Did you?](https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhjZWI4ZDY3LWYwZjItNDQxNS04ZTg3LWQ4MmZkYzE1ZWJjZjpiYTIwMjVjNy0xMTNkLTQ0OTUtOTE5Mi1lNDAzODBjNDg3N2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Fun at Joplings
These Chipper Club members loved Joplings. Did you? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo
![Did you love a trip to Elizabeths Restaurant , pictured here in Bridge Street in November 1997.](https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlmZWU4ZGIyLTFjYTUtNGM1NC05Yzk1LTQ1NGNkYTcyZGUwYToxNzE3M2YxNC1iYWMzLTQyYjgtOWRlNS05NDNkZTRhOWNjNzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Elizabeths Restaurant
Did you love a trip to Elizabeths Restaurant , pictured here in Bridge Street in November 1997. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo
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