How many of these 21 scenes do you remember from over the years?
Which of these shops was your favourite and which would you love to see return.
Take a look through our photos and tell us more.
1. The top of the street in 1972
Ayres, Crawfords and more in this photo from 47 years ago. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: SE Sunderland Echo
2. A 2012 view
A sunny scene from seven years ago. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Picture by Angela Burn
3. A 2012 view
A sunny scene from seven years ago. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Picture by Angela Burn
4. Remember this scene?
Shoppers on Church Street in November 1983. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo
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