It's 60 years since Wearside went through a year of huge change.
In came Thornhill School and the new Excel Bowling Alley.
Out went Bishopwearmouth School, Old Grindon Hall, and railway services which people had used for decades.
It was a year of a Sunderland cup run and a visit from The Queen Mother.
We have it all in a series of 11 Echo archive photos.
1. 1964 - a year to remember
A year of so many highlights and here are some from the Sunderland Echo archives.
2. Patiently waiting outside Roker Park
Sunderland fans waiting for tickets for the FA Cup tie against Everton in February 1964.
3. End of the line
The year when passenger train services were bein withdrawn between Sunderland and Durham City. Here is the scene at South Hylton Railway Station in April 1964.
4. Taking shape at Thornhill
Thornhill Comprehensive School taking shape on the site of the former Thornhill Farm in April 1964. The school was being built partly as a replacement for the existing West Park Technical School for Girls.