And today, it is the turn of the Barnes Hotel which has entertained generations of Sunderland people in fine style.
We have 9 photos from the Echo archives and they show everything from a psychic fair to a wedding fair and a bowls club trophy night.
Intrigued? Find out more by browsing through these photos.
5. Bowling club memories
Barnes Park bowling club members at their presentation night at the hotel in 2003. Is there someone you know in the photo? Photo: JM
6. 2010 and all that
Getting ready for a wedding fair 12 years ago. Photo: Picture by Tom Yeoman
8. Golden memories from 1984
Members of Barnes Park Townswomen' guild at their 50th anniversary event in the Barnes Hotel, 38 years ago. Cutting the cake was the only remaining founder member at the time, Mrs Amy Robinson (90), who was also President. Photo: Sunderland Echo