And even though those days are confined to the past, we can relive them with these photo memories from the Sunderland Echo archives.
The East End housing block was finally demolished in 1998 as part of a large scale regeneration project
But here’s your chance to relive the past.
In case you missed it;
9. So entertaining
Were you there when the Wearabout Theatre Company came to Burleigh Garth? | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
10. Memories from 1976
A performance of Willy and the Coal Wallers at Burleigh Garth. Remember it? | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
11. An archaelogical dig in Sunderland's East End on the site of the former Burleigh Garth. Children from Sans Street Youth Centre were taking part, along with youth workers.
An archaelogical dig in Sunderland's East End on the site of the former Burleigh Garth. Children from Sans Street Youth Centre were taking part, along with youth workers. | se
12. Remnants of the past
Consultant archaeologist Phil Abramson, who was overseeing the dig to discover something of the East End's past in 2011, on the site of the former Burleigh Garth. | se