There was a multitude of busy shops and the whole area was undergoing a massive regeneration process. But what happened in the area in the 1990s? These pictures show what it looked like – does it look the same to you? Better or worse? Let us know. READ MORE: Go back to the 1980s on Plungington Road. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Preston’s nicest buildings. MORE MEMORIES: Some of the ugliest buildings in Preston
5. Plungington Road, Preston
Roadworks again causing a problem - this time for shopkeepers, like Barbara Critchley of Critchley's Butchers shop (pictured here). The repair work in 1991 was to reconstruct the carriageway, footpaths and kerbs Photo: Archive
6. Plungington Road, Preston
When this image was taken of Plungington Road in 1991, highway chiefs at Preston council were considering whether to pedestrianise the popular shopping area Photo: Roy Payne
7. Plungington Road, Preston
Sitting a little further away from the main shopping drag was this little corner store at the junction of Eldon Street and Plungington Road. The image was taken in 1995 Photo: Kevin McGuinness
8. Plungington Road, Preston
The New Plungington Club on Plungington Road, Preston - as seen here in 1998 Photo: Lindsey North