But how many of these Wearside scenes do you remember from 1999.
It certainly was a packed year if these Sunderland Echo archive memories are anything to go by.
Join us for a look at a Championship parade, new transport interchange, a Bollywood star in the city and a search for Sunderland’s own mini Nessie.
In case you missed it;
6. A star in his Sunderland shop
Bollywood star Chain Singh Gill of Farrringdon starred in more than 200 film and TV roles before settling down to run his Sunderland shop, pictured here in 1999. | se
7. Musical in 1999
An evening of Victorian carol singing in Sunderland in 1999. That was the year we saw Westlife top the charts with I Have A Dream. | se
8. Elizabeth's Restaurant, Bridge Street
An institution in Sunderland, it was a sad day when long-running restaurant Elizabeth's closed its doors in 2017. It's pictured here in March 1999. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo