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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5. Seaburn Fair
This undated Sunderland Echo photo shows the rides at Seaburn fair. We wonder if this brings back memories for you. | se
6. Crowtree Leisure Centre
A sunny day in Sunderland as our photographer got this image of Crowtree Leisure Centre in July 1981. Tell us if you loved to go there for a summer splash in the pool. | se
7. High Street Baths
The chilly water of the High Street Baths certainly cooled you down on a red hot day, but cutbacks meant the baths were under threat when this 1975 photo was taken. | se
8. Holmeside in 1963
It's an August day in 1963 and perhaps the ABC or the Odeon cinemas in Holmeside were your stopping points for a film during the school holidays. | se