It's a pub which is always mentioned when we ask for favourite Sunderland locals of the past.
And it was on this day in 1976 that The Old Twenty Nine was photographed by the Echo as locals settled in to the new venue on High Street West.
The pub opened in the former Boilermakers Club and our photos show lots of people inside.
Just as intriguingly, plenty of people took a peek through the window.
Take your own glimpse into the past with these nine photos from the Echo archives.
Read More... The pub opened in the former Boilermakers Club and our photos show lots of people inside.
5. It used to be the Boilermakers but there was plenty of interest in The Old Twenty Nine when it opened. It used to be the Boilermakers but there was plenty of interest in The Old Twenty Nine when it opened.
6. An old fashioned door number outside the pub. Remember it? An old fashioned door number outside the pub. Remember it?
7. Pausing to see what was going on inside the pub. Pausing to see what was going on inside the pub.
8. Wondering what all the fuss was about. That's these passers by in 1976. Wondering what all the fuss was about. That's these passers by in 1976.