But here is a reminder of how they looked decades ago. We have chosen nine roads in Sunderland and the surrounding area but each scene comes from an Echo archive photograph.
How any of these streets can you recognise? Take a look and get in touch with your memories of when they looked like this.
1. Shops galore in this 1960 scene
Maritime Terrace in April 1960. Can you remember when it looked like this? Photo: se
2. A Houghton view
Newbottle Street in Houghton in 1969. Photo: se
3. A focus on Fawcett Street
Back to 1947 for this view of Fawcett Street. Photo: se
4. Press Lane
Press Lane off High Street West in 1955. Photo: se