Nine Sunderland streets pictured now and then - how they have changed over the decades

Photos from our Echo archives and from Google Maps

By Chris Cordner

Published 3rd Feb 2024, 05:41 BST

If you've ever wondered what your street used to look like, here's the answer.

We have taken nine scenes from the Sunderland Echo archives and compared them with more recent views of the same street from Google Maps.

We've got Bridge Street, Hylton Road, Newcastle Road, Penshaw Village and more.

Take a look.

Well known streets through the decades.

1. Now and Then in Sunderland and County Durham

Well known streets through the decades.

Bridge Street in an undated Echo archive photo, and again in this Google Maps scene from August 2023.

2. Bridge Street

Bridge Street in an undated Echo archive photo, and again in this Google Maps scene from August 2023.

A Young Sea Anglers Open Competition in 1985 and the scene in 2019.

3. By the river

A Young Sea Anglers Open Competition in 1985 and the scene in 2019.

Hylton Road in photos from 1955 and 2023.

4. Hylton Road

Hylton Road in photos from 1955 and 2023.

Sunderland Nostalgia

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