We are taking a look at them in our nostalgia pages, starting with this selection of images from the Hendon area.
We delved into the Sunderland Echo archives to find photographs from the 1940s onwards including wartime scenes, the docks and the beach.
Take a look and see if they bring back memories.
What do you remember most about Hendon in times gone by? Get in touch and tell us more.
Take a look and see if they bring back memories.
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