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.
Out went Bishopwearmouth School, Old Grindon Hall, and railway services which people had used for decades.
5. Match day
Match traffic on Wearmouth Bridge at Sunderland's game with Charlton in April 1964.
7. End of a Monkwearmouth era
Last day at Monkwearmouth School in June 1964. There were 56 students left on that final day of the school which closed after 110 years.
8. A striking new addition
The Excel Bowl, which made up half of a major development in Newcastle Road, opened in June 1964.