Sheffield retro: Looking back at famous Sheffield streets before they were pedestrianised

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00:00It's hard to imagine Sheffield city centre's two most famous shopping streets today bustling with cars, buses and trams,

00:09but these photos hark back to the days before Fargate and the Moor were pedestrianised in 1973 and 1979 respectively.

00:18They take us back through the years from the 1970s all the way to the early 1900s when the Moor was still known as South Street.

00:28It's not just the traffic which has changed.

00:30These fascinating images show the many businesses which have come and gone over the decades,

00:35including the Cole Brothers and Roberts Brothers department stores and Woolworths.

00:40They also depict the changing landmarks including the long forgotten Crimean monument at Moorhead.

00:47Do you remember the days when cars ran along the Moor and Fargate?

00:51And are there any other Sheffield streets you would like to see pedestrianised?

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