It would be great if we could turn the clock back and relive Sunderland’s summers of the past in colour - and now we can!
Thanks to the wonders of AI technology, we turned all of these brilliant images of Wearside in decades gone by into full colour memories.
They include beach scenes, the High Street Baths, the mechanical elephant which used to take children on rides at Seaburn and the miniature railway getting ready for new season of visitors.
Have a look and see if you can spot someone you know as they enjoy a Sunderland summer from yesteryear.
And if these photos bring back wonderful recollections for you, get in touch and tell us more.
Or why not tell us which part of Sunderland’s past you would like to see in colour next.
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1. Going for a paddle
These people were busy enjoying the heatwave at Roker beach in July 1984. | se
2. On the miniature railway
Preparing for the summer season at Seaburn were Tom Reed and Frank Lear. They are pictured polishing the recently overhauled engine for the miniature railway in 1954. | se
3. Students in Backhouse Park
Students in Backhouse Park in Sunderland in an undated photo from the Echo archives. | se
4. Enjoying the ride at Seaburn
Jimmy Sawyer leads the children on a ride on the mechanical elephant at Seaburn in 1950. | se