Pop stars, art exhibitions, shops - Athenaeum Street has seen it all.
The Sunderland road becomes the next in our regular reflections on the roads of Wearside through the decades.
Have a look at the day the chart toppers The Bachelors paid a visit. And the time when Joplings opened a temporary store in the street.
It's 60 years of memories in one go - all thanks to the Sunderland Echo archives.
2. A rich history
A building with a big part in Sunderland's history, pictured in 1957. It was used by the Constitutional Club before the Second World War, once housed Sunderland Food Office and was used as a temporary shop by Joplings.
3. Shops of the 60s
Fawcett Street at the corner with Athenaeum Street in 1962. Collingwoods and Graftons are two of the well known shops pictured.
4. Stars in town in 1967
Chart sensations The Bachelors brought the crowds to Atkinsons shop 56 years ago.