With that in mind, take yourself on a trip back in time to experience Preston high street as it once was, complete with all the old school shops from your childhood, from classic M&S to Woolworths.
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces.

29. A group of sales girls from Kendalls Fashions in St Georges Shopping Centre took turns in a wheelchair to be pushed around town - all in the name of charity. And with a little help from a couple of their children, they completed five miles and raised £108 for the adult centre for the physically handicapped in Deepdale Road, Preston
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30. It's "Post" Party Time at Ivan Baldwin's newsagents shop in Meadow Street, Preston. Children visiting the shop have tried to guess the number of sweets in a jar and taken part in the ever popular Mark the Ball contest. Helping out here are Irene Holdon from the "Post" newspaper sales department, and area sales supervisor Kay Tomlinson
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31. It was a case of being quick on the draw when Preston shoppers came face-to-face with a gang of coyboys in St George's Shopping Centre. The wild west showdown was part of Preston's first ever Country and Western Festival, organised by the Ribdale Western Club
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32. A Welsh singer brought a song to the streets of Preston at the start of the town's Shopping Week. The Fishergate branch of the Woolworth store invited Bryn Yemm to spend a morning promoting his latest record. He also urged passers-by to join in a range of gospel and other popular songs
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